Memetic consensus (as over the meaning of words, or proper names for places/people) is wilder and more intricate than formal consensus
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One of the most antipathetic types of person is the one who insists that there are "correct" and "incorrect" usages in cases like this, or in anything to do with pronunciation. Actually the use of "in/correct" in place of any of the alternatives is usually a giveaway sign itself.
I’m a descriptivist at this level too - it’s normal and natural and plainly the case that people are prescriptivists