My comments were more in the context of long bonds, but I like your perspective. (canadiancapitalist.com)
So to earn slightly better performance numbers, an investor would have had to deal with much higher volatility and much larger losses in long bonds. (awealthofcommonsense.com)
You will also meet some people that you will have a life long bond with and would happily lay down your life for. (biggerpockets.com)