Is this approach that changed my mind [v1]

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

Posting this here because the relevant subreddit has gotten too noisy lately. Mostly thinking out loud — feel free to push back hard. 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.