Yes, the "Do not" imperative feels so bossy and unnecessary; the people who need to hear it don't care / won't heed it, and the rest of us were directly instructed not to do something (which we weren't even remotely interested in doing anyway) just because we happened to read a blog post all the way to the end.
I know it's a small thing but the tone really does bug me; consider if I would put a trailer to this Honestly Just Another Random Ass Comment On The Internet:
Yes, the "Do not" imperative feels so bossy and unnecessary; the people who need to hear it don't care / won't heed it, and the rest of us were directly instructed not to do something (which we weren't even remotely interested in doing anyway) just because we happened to read a blog post all the way to the end.
I know it's a small thing but the tone really does bug me; consider if I would put a trailer to this Honestly Just Another Random Ass Comment On The Internet:
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