The important bit is not overuse or underuse, it's proper use. I was taught in high school rhetoric class:
all pronouns must have a clear, one-word antecedent.
This principle was drilled into my brain, and it's helpful.
all pronouns must have a clear, one-word antecedent.
This principle was drilled into my brain, and it's helpful.
On the other hand, "under use" of "it" can also lend friction to understanding as "under use" of "it" destroys briefness. Cognitive load increases as we wade through "under use" of "it" again and again.
A little bit of it is good. Too much of it is bad.