> Typically, “considered harmful” essays gets written because someone has an axe to grind, and they feel like making that grinding process both public and dogmatic.

Well and concisely put. I agree.

Personally, what bothers me most about "X considered harmful" essays is the unspoken subject of the sentence. Who is it that considers X harmful? The title is structured to imply a broad consensus that is well beyond the point where anyone could possibly disagree with it. They want you to read it as "X considered harmful by all experts you should trust", but it's almost never that. The author is making up an authority, then telling you the authority is on their side.