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@Dammit
Compact drops end up pointing quite dramatically downward when correctly orientated, for e.g.
That chap has got the shifters way back on the bars, taking almost all the reach out of the bar/shifter.
He's either having to compensate for wanting a super-pro stem, or he's had to use that stem to compensate for his poor shifter setup removing the reach from the bars.
Or, his bars are too low so he's had to rotate them round that far to get to them, which has moved his shifters right back, which has meant he's had to push his stem out to compensate.
If the shifters and bars were in the right place I'd agree that maybe he needs that stem, but setup wise that bikes a mess, so he'd be better off with a 100mm stem and the bars setup right.