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This is why [[Seen It a Million Times]] doesn't mean we can't trope it, and never did. It only means it's really common. This also means that [[Truth in Television]] doesn't invalidate a trope (especially since it lists valid tropes on that page), because if there are reasons it's done in fiction (whether or not the reason applies in [[Real Life]]), then ''there are still reasons it's done in fiction''.
This is why [[Seen It a Million Times]] doesn't mean we can't trope it, and never did. It only means it's really common. This also means that [[Truth in Television]] doesn't invalidate a trope (especially since it lists valid tropes on that page), because if there are reasons it's done in fiction (whether or not the reason applies in [[Real Life]]), then ''there are still reasons it's done in fiction''.


Finally, [[People Sit On Chairs]] should not be used just because a trope is common. That's about lack of purpose, not too high a frequency. Something could be rare and still have no purpose.
Finally, [[People Sit on Chairs]] should not be used just because a trope is common. That's about lack of purpose, not too high a frequency. Something could be rare and still have no purpose.


Compare/Contrast [[Too Rare to Trope]] and [[Not a Trope]].
Compare/Contrast [[Too Rare to Trope]] and [[Not a Trope]].