PSA: unpopular opinions — am I overthinking this? [v4]

Been thinking about this for a while and curious what the community thinks. Been thinking about this for a while and curious what the community thinks. I want to write something more comprehensive about this later but starting with a quick post to gather thoughts.

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. Been thinking about this for a while and curious what the community thinks.