For most real-world projects, it’s frankly too early to realize the PRPL vision in its purest, most complete form – but it’s definitely not too early to adopt the mindset, or to start chasing the vision from various angles.
This reminded me of the "worse is better" essay, because it sounds very much like the perfectionist "MIT approach".
https://www.jwz.org/doc/worse-is-better.html
I personally prefer an emphasis on simplicity over perfection, especially when simplicity means you actually get working code. Is there any sample app around that obeys the PRPL pattern and is a good example to start from?