I understood that you were stating that 40m is THE recreational limit in general. Like in for everybody and any agency around the world.It was for the diver in question. But that wasn't the meat of that post. My point was the casual disregard for exceeding limits and dive plans. If your limit is 60m and you casually went to 62m, I would have the same statement.
Furthermore, I very much doubt that you casually dive to 60m. That is a dive requiring significant planning not casually deviated from, even if it is "recreational" for you.