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Originally Posted by stevej37

^^^ It's similar to the 'old wives tale' that resting your hand on the shifter, while driving, will wear out your linkage fast.

I suspect there's an element of truth to all of these.

Here's a site saying hand on stick is bad. And, I suspect, hand on stick doesn't have to be bad. But there are probably some folks that grip the stick or have a very heavy hand on it, and they may actually cause issues. Also, the diagram used in this article is for a front engined rear drive tranny where the shifter is inserted into the tail housing of the tranny which is pretty positive engagement.
https://www.carthrottle.com/post/this-is-why-you-shouldnt-rest-your-hand-on-the-gearstick-when-driving/

This article says it's no big deal, and their assertion, at least that my quick scan saw is that the shifter doesn't directly engage with the transmission (like the article above). They go so far as to use cable operated shifters as their example (which is common).
https://raceseng.com/blog/general/is-it-bad-to-rest-your-hand-on-the-shifter/

So, could some shifters be a problem and some not? And maybe it's for ham-fisted folks that are practically using the shifter as a grab handle?

As far as the clutch in/out thing and the thrust bearing, I can see that too. Maybe it's more of an issue on certain cars and engines more than others. Maybe it's more of an issue after their miles stack up.

I'm sure we've all been on the road and seen folks that ride their brakes. It's probably fine for some folks to drive with their left foot hovering over their brake pedal, but then I have seen that some folks rest their left foot on the brakes enough to engage the brake lights which is probably causing all sorts of relatively minor issues (fuel mileage, increased wear, etc...).

I think it's a bit short sighted to say that these are all 100% BS.