[yeukhon]

Simple or not, it's a subjective. As you said it:

> > it introduces additional considerations, requires a deeper understanding of git for effective use and is a dangerous tool in the hands of people who do not understand what it is doing

I am taught git with rebase (though merge when I use hg) so I am already too used to it. Branching then rebase is not that difficult if you keep your workflow consistent and quick iteration. You should be up to date whenever possible. Amending and rewriting history/comment also requires using rebase.

YMMV.