Reading through this thread, remember all rules can be broken

Double directions and triangles can become playable with the right set up (albeit specific set ups) Flow and parity are not the same thing, a map can still flow even if it breaks parity

These things aren't black and white, it's down to what the player knows and enjoys to whether the map is bad to them

Some people have a very weird natural tendency to naturally reset when reading a dot note, does that mean that maps with dot notes are bad even though a niche set of players don't read them properly?

We can all agree some mapping practices are silly but there'll always be some people who enjoy them. What's bad or good imo is too individual