How this approach (2026 edition) [v2]

Long-time lurker, first-time poster.

The trade-offs here are not obvious to me and I keep flip-flopping. 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.

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. Mostly thinking out loud — feel free to push back hard.