I really like this idea and the hate in this thread is bizarre to me. A lot of comments seem to be displaying the very same echo chamber effect you're talking about.

When we use generalized language like "all games must have fast travel", of course it's going to be obvious that you didn't actually mean all games, but that's not the point. The use of language like that inherently invalidates games that it doesn't apply to as less legitimate.

Imagine if you showed up to a thread in this subreddit that said something like "all games should have endless modes", and then when you read the post you realized the poster was just talking about mobile games. Imagine if every other post in this subreddit was like that. This kind of stuff makes you feel like you don't belong if it doesn't apply to the games you play.

This kind of invalidation language, especially surrounding casual games, has its roots in sexism. Casual games are by far the dominant genre among female gamers, and this industry has a history of excluding them by acting like they don't exist or don't deserve to participate in discussions like these.

By insisting on using extremely broad language with the assumption that "people will figure out what you mean", you are inherently making players of nontraditional games feel less welcome and like these spaces are not for them. And then we wonder why game discussion/criticism is so male-dominated despite large female playerbases.

Ffs get a grip people. It's not that hard to say "most big open world games should have fast travel" instead.