Reminder that this approach worth the hype? [v2]

Long-time lurker, first-time poster. I want to write something more comprehensive about this later but starting with a quick post to gather thoughts. Posting this here because the relevant subreddit has gotten too noisy lately.

For context, I am working with a pretty modest budget so high-end suggestions probably will not land. For context, I am working with a pretty modest budget so high-end suggestions probably will not land.