Sadly yes. I've dealt with product managers that want these sort of things, and when I explain why I think it's a bad idea, it completely flies over their head

Sadly yes. I've dealt with product managers that want these sort of things, and when I explain why I think it's a bad idea, it completely flies over their head at mach 2. They really don't get it. At least the ones I've dealt with in this context. As much as I hate to say it, I think trying to push back at the individual level in a corp setting is not going to work.