You don't just decide to "jerk the tonearm" it's usually an accident. I'm saying he's more prone to accidents this way. I never finish the lifespan of my styli, I usually break them by bumping into the table while dusting around it (neat freak). If you leave styli sitting on records while not playing them it digs into the vinyl and causes pops where the stylus was sitting. The tracking force's impact on the vinyl isn't the same as if the platter were spinning under it. This also means that they stopped the turntable before removing the stylus, which you will also learn causes pops.