Indeed. It could argue against almost anything, because the real problem indicated is a lack of balance, not an inherent harmfulness of the thing in question. For example: "If everyone became a DBA, society would come crashing down, so I should not become a DBA."
DBAs are good and helpful — they just aren't the be-all end-all of human existence. I don't think anybody should be held up to that standard.
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Often, "what if everyone did the same" is a very bad test. For example because not everybody will do the same.
I'm not sure whether that's the case here.
Indeed. It could argue against almost anything, because the real problem indicated is a lack of balance, not an inherent harmfulness of the thing in question. For example: "If everyone became a DBA, society would come crashing down, so I should not become a DBA."
DBAs are good and helpful — they just aren't the be-all end-all of human existence. I don't think anybody should be held up to that standard.