Recommendations for pros and cons vs the alternatives [v2]

I want to write something more comprehensive about this later but starting with a quick post to gather thoughts. Maybe an unpopular opinion but here we go. Looking for honest feedback, not validation.

Long-time lurker, first-time poster. There is a lot of conflicting advice online and most of it is from 2019. Maybe an unpopular opinion but here we go.

Mostly thinking out loud — feel free to push back hard. Not sure if this is the right place to ask, mods please remove if it is not.