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People also tend to forget that dictionaries were compiled for the sake of selling them for profit.
Dictionaries aren't the be all end all of a language.
If something accurately communicates an idea, then it has done its job. You can argue for accuracy, but at the end of the day, fuck off.
I don't think you can put this at the feet of BIG DICTIONARY.
Dictionaries are generally descriptivist and don't preach. It's style guides and individual angry language weirdos who preach.