This constitutes a problem is simply a more explicit way to speak about identity. If your goal is to be more explicit it’s helpful.
A more substantial replacement might be “we should fix this” (or I value us fixing this if you wanted to express it in NVC).
It is worth noting that a phrase like “it is worth noting” uses the word is but doesn’t speak about identity. English using is both for X has property Y and for X is_a Y makes it hard to target tell a computer (without GPT3) that you just care about it reminding you when you use the is of identity.
To elaborate: when I do try to avoid “to be”, I find myself making simple substitutions which feel like cheating.
For example, rather than “that is a problem”, I might say “that creates a problem”, or “constitutes a problem”.
This constitutes a problem is simply a more explicit way to speak about identity. If your goal is to be more explicit it’s helpful.
A more substantial replacement might be “we should fix this” (or I value us fixing this if you wanted to express it in NVC).
It is worth noting that a phrase like “it is worth noting” uses the word is but doesn’t speak about identity. English using is both for X has property Y and for X is_a Y makes it hard to target tell a computer (without GPT3) that you just care about it reminding you when you use the is of identity.