I could agree with some of arguments, but shouldn't it overall depend on circumstances?

If you as tank or your healer can't manage pig pulls, then sure you should not do them. If your party dps is too low, there isn't much sense in either since healer and tank can just end up getting out of MP and defensive CDs.

However, if party is okay and you aren't in leveling dungeon with 3 non-synced people in leveling armor, then I see literally zero issues with big pulls. Especially if you have casters, who are more effective with AoEs than anybody else (specifically Summoner with its shareable dot-skills).