Sauce, maybe I am. I should add that I play in mid stakes full ring games, and people tend to play pretty terribly to leads there. Vs good aggressive opponents leading might not be as great, and I find it to especially be bad vs people prone to raise the donk instead of call.

By optimal play I mean I think it's as profitable or more than c/cing or c/ring, and often better for your ranges as well (i.e. prevents you from having a super weak c/c range).