and very possibly there were people at the time of Chazal who said exactly that.
How did Chaza”l deal with them, by pandering to them?
If you noticed, I have argued against this in on a technical basis as well, but I almost see the bigger issue as fighting the errant and dangerous notion that Yiddishkeit and halachah is all about the technical. It is not.
So while you read my post and saw the humor in it (which I appreciate), on some level, I was being serious as well.