It's like any popular trend, IMO. it's great once, refined once or twice - then it soon becomes cliche. Formulaic chord progressions, vocoder/talk box, the Cher vocal effect, the Glitch/Stutter effect, the Dub step wobble, EDM rises/falls, I suppose it's easier to use something that you think works (even when it often no longer does) than to create something totally new.
now to find a great 303 bass sound for that bassline........