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I believe this is really more of a style issue than a firm rule of grammar. There are situations where “fewer” tends to sound too formal, and “less” works better even if the subject can be counted. For example “I have less than five dollars” or “we’re less than five miles from home”.
I do agree however that some constructions make me cringe, such as “I have less kids than you”.