Sam, of course there are stupid people in the world. What about the lady who tried to convince her friend not to accommodate her son who took on cholov Yisroel? Any better? But you can’t generalize from stories.
DaMoshe, I’m not sure of your point. Is there really a question that some communities tend to be more machmir, and some more meikil, and that the chumros often have solid basis?
“Only if necessary as an antacid” doesn’t sound like a blanket heter to me.