I don't think I'm missing any nuance.

You wrote:

> For anyone who is primarily a sysadmin, I would recommend sticking with the default behavior

Am I reading that wrong?

"Don't customize the default behavior if you're a sysadmin"

Do you not agree with what you wrote?

I'm simply arguing that, as a sysadmin today, you're far better served eliminating the need for N node access to make changes, and using your customized local config to push changes to a repository that is applied by a CM-esque system.