Can’t fault Joseph for taking the thread exactly where the OP clearly wanted it to go.
Most of us deal with/benefit from the OU on a day to day basis, either in the form of kashrus or shuls. To be honest, I’m not exactly sure what function Agudas serves in America. I’m not saying there isn’t one; I just don’t know what it is. But, it is categorically non-modern as others have stated here.