Daily thread: edge cases worth the hype? [v4]

Maybe an unpopular opinion but here we go. Not sure if this is the right place to ask, mods please remove if it is not. Mostly thinking out loud — feel free to push back hard.

The trade-offs here are not obvious to me and I keep flip-flopping. Maybe an unpopular opinion but here we go. Maybe an unpopular opinion but here we go.

The trade-offs here are not obvious to me and I keep flip-flopping. Not sure if this is the right place to ask, mods please remove if it is not. This came up at a meetup recently and the room was split, so curious what the broader community thinks.