I have not heard this debated until now. I thought your debate would be stuffing or dressing.
It does remind me of the evolution of potatoes in my life. When we were first married, I bought real potaotes. But we weren't eating them up fast enough and was throwing away a lot of potatoes. This seemed like a waste so I switched to boxed potatoes. Then we had children and eventually I thought real potatoes would be more economical. The first time I served mashed real potatoes, my youngest son (about 3 years old) complained that there were lumps. Poor child was deprived.