Sure sometimes... other times you get deadpan replies unironically demanding citations and proof of claims.

There's nothing veiled or an insult: what I mentioned is a real factor in why people would read that statement and jump to demanding proof.

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If I told a room full of plumbers that Sharkbites are actually sponsored by big Water trying to encourage water wastage, it definitely might not land... but none of them are going to demand a citation!