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it doesn't really diminishes my point

Well, it does a bit. Imagine me saying: “I think Russian is messed up because I’ve learned Esperanto and it’s so much simpler!”
this is how comparations work. or reference points.

i'll give you another example: "after wearing flip-flops i realized how heavy my rubber boots"

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