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I don't buy it. It is still absolutely distasteful to reach to the nearest cliché as a bait. This much-abused phrase falsely implies one man's personal take as a broad consensus. (Also see karatebot's excellent point[1] in this thread.)

If your "clear position" truly has any legs, it will stand without having to resort to "harmful" clichés as a lure.

[1] http's://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35906505

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There are many truthful things written, many with legs, but attention economy makes it so, that they are often overlooked, no matter how good their legs. However, further escalation is not going to improve the situation.

Yeah, but I’m simply not convinced this cliche is that bad.

It's not about being "not that bad". Unless you really know what you're talking about, it is simply "good internet manners" to not sleep-walk into such an overloaded cliché. Most readers on the internet are in a hurry. If you're putting something out with such a heavy-handed headline, you jolly well be right.

The point is, we have to do our part in resisting the impulse to add to the pile-of-poo (which is most of the internet).

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