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The comma also dictates cadence. The comma implies a pause, which is also the correct delivery. The lack of a pause is not.

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I definitely use both deliveries in speech depending on the context, usually adding in the final pause when it helps disambiguate.

For example, “Apples, oranges and pears” the “and” has the about the same count as the pause after “Apples”; pausing before the “and” feels like a stutter.

You, could, use, the, Shatner, comma, instead

Then you are also arguing in favor of the Oxford comma.

"We're having hot dogs, hamburgers, and peanut butter and jelly.

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