You indicated you are against homogeny and pro discussion. I wonder how your proposed solution doesn’t contribute to these.

One can lead to the other if you play your cards right

Things really can be harder than they look! Especially when you don’t have a optimized build process and bulk buying power.

But maybe you got some value out of the time and money you “wasted”. Learned something, appreciate things more, and maybe the next project will go a bit better.

A real Dr Death situation