(as a disclosure, i've only read a very small amount about these problems, so please take all of this with a grain of... salt)
The problem is that it isn't perfectly diluting, it's concentrating the salt in areas near the desalination plants, changing ecosystems and causing problems locally.
There's also the semi-related problem of salt that isn't from the ocean making it's way there, increasing the overall salt concentrations over time.
If we could find a way to use the salt from desalination (at least partially) somewhere else, then maybe we could help offset the "saltification" of the ocean and can more easily avoid destroying ecosystems around desalination plants. (it doesn't need to be an all-or-nothing solution, we could still dump some salt back into the ocean while keeping some out and used in other areas)