I agree with this, but I think the bigger problem with "myths lists" is that they're condescending. Even when written dispassionately, they implicitly leap out

I agree with this, but I think the bigger problem with "myths lists" is that they're condescending. Even when written dispassionately, they implicitly leap out of the gate with "everyone is wrong, including you, reader, and I am going to drop my wisdom on you." I can't find it now, but there was a great comment on a previous "falsehoods" post about how the only compelling reason to frame content this way is to get clicks and drive engagement through contention and disagreement, and that the world would simply be a better place if the tone was more in line with "here are some super interesting cases you may not have thought of when you do X". See https://xkcd.com/1053/ https://xkcd.com/1053/ for a similar sentiment.