IMVHO, the ICAO standard is tantamount to encouraging people to fly IMC who are not otherwise qualified to do so.
IMVHO that's rubbish. The rule clearly defines VMC. Anyone who presses on when it is clear that he is not going to be able to remain in VMC is stupid and dangerous, whether he is pressing on over a deck of cloud where the holes are filling in or scud running under a lowering cloudbase or towards rising ground. Both are stupid and illegal things to do.