You know I was gonna say "I tell stories too and have no idea what you're talking about" but then I read it more carefully and you kinda have a point. Words do have power, the vernacular you use can subtly prime the reader to expect certain things or imply those things directly. Also, words can be overused; hell, English often feels like every word has a cooldown where one needs to wait a while before using it. Scarcity lends value.
That said, I actually disagree with your conclusion. I'm sick to death of people being so uncomfortable around words like fuck or shit or death. Policing words polices thought, and prudish shit like policing curse words only leads to either awkwardly bumbling around it or coming up with creative ways to evoke the same emotion anyways; simply take a look at digital censorship workarounds (unalive, for example). And regardless, there can still weight to the word itself, even if it becomes used excessively. It's a matter of tone and circumstance: saying fuck after every sentence doesn't diminish the weight behind it when said after a heated argument in which one is left with no other words to express the intensity of their emotion with.
Yeah honestly I think we just fundamentally disagree on this and that's ok. Agree to disagree?