[clappski]

Isn't understanding how to use your tools part of being effective at getting work done?

Sure, recloning and cp your changes to a fresh local repo will _work_, but what happens on the day you don't have access to the remote? What happens when you have to work on a repo that takes minutes to clone from the remote? All of those lost minutes because you don't understand how to use your tools means you aren't getting work done.

> memorize an obscure set of incantations like some kind of D&D wizard

If you're using Git then you're probably someone that works on software, isn't our whole job memorizing and reproducing permutations of obscure incantations to produce business value? Knowing how to use your tools provides business value, that's not some hot take but literally how you provide value to whoever pays you.