I always used that trick to change up through the gears when we had one with a dodgy up button. Nobody told me just figured that if it was able to speed match down it should work going up.
I'm used of cvxs 😂 in all seriousness tho I prefer a pedal with a bit of travel in it. I have a theory that if the pedal travels a person is less likely to be hard on the brakes and drive a bit more sensible