Whether I use the Oxford comma or not depends on how the sentence's rhythm is affected by it. It's a question of sound and voice in context, not formal consistency. Drives my proofreaders mad.
— Karl Schroeder (@KarlSchroeder) August 20, 2019
Exactly. There are few truly perpetually fixed rules in language and usage, but a lot of people require these because they have no feel for the flow. If you can flow, there’s no linguistic place you can’t go, you know?