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@tom.
The brakeless argument has little or nothing to do with what people look like when controlling the bike's speed. Arguments for going brakeless generally involve purity, the bike's aesthetic, the amount they use the front brake, reliablity and other mechanical reasons.
You would look the same stopping a bike without using the front brake regardless or not there is a front brake.
Your argument is like trying to decide which is better, Durex or Mates, based on the fact that a lot of people don't like wearing condoms at all.