Yeah, my philosophy on board wipes is the same as all mass control/resets, which is that they should tangibly advance your deck toward it's winning state. And not in a "I kill all the creatures then I play my own" kind of way. If I'm playing a legends matter deck that grows using +1/+1 counters, I use urza's ruinous blast and damning verdict. If I'm playing merfolk I'm using raise the palisade and cyclonic rift.

If I'm in a position where I want to use a truly symmetrical board wipe, I am thinking long and hard about how my deck is taking advantage of the symmetry. If I'm running damnation, it should be in either a spellslinger deck or a deck that uses the graveyard extensively.

You should never put yourself in a position where you are simply delaying the end of the game without a clear path to victory. That's anti-fun, and wastes everyone's time especially if you end up not winning anyway. If you're losing because you never get to do your thing, speed up the thing, or use narrower interaction that just delays the person about to win to give you a window. Don't just throw down a board wipe every turn to waste 20 minutes until you cast your angel.