we don't have to give undue value to 'best practices', nor do we need to judge an idea based on its presenter. we just need to have a reasonable discussion about the idea in the context in which its being applied. this simple approach has been largely eclipsed in the industry by the fetishization tools, and the absurd notion that whole classes of approaches can be dismissed as being 'antipattern'.

It's not very hard to weigh a suggestion. speculate about its costs, benefits and risks.