PSA: the new release — am I overthinking this? [v5]

Quick context: I am relatively new to this and trying to find my footing. Posting this here because the relevant subreddit has gotten too noisy lately.

This came up at a meetup recently and the room was split, so curious what the broader community thinks.

Quick context: I am relatively new to this and trying to find my footing. Maybe an unpopular opinion but here we go.