It's hard to say that the majority of native speakers' usage is wrong, since right/wrong, to the extent that it's meaningful at all, is defined by popular usage

It's hard to say that the majority of native speakers' usage is wrong, since right/wrong, to the extent that it's meaningful at all, is defined by popular usage. The argument that's the traditional usage is more useful is stronger, but not obviously correct. It's more specific, and doesn't have tons of synonyms, but in the age of clickbait headlines, maybe another version of "destroy" is more useful than an oddly specific "eliminate 10% of".