Even though, yes, threshold braking without ABS is going to give you shorter stopping distances, I think it's a bit of an oversight to say ABS is for idiots.
Our natural reaction to impending collision is a surge of adrenaline followed by slamming down on the "stop me so I don't kill myself pedal," not so much "let me apply and then feather the pedal so as to achieve optimum braking levels"
