[huetius]

I agree with almost all of your post. I would only offer that you consider that the most important task of a developer in most organizations is to eliminate complexity beyond a bare minimum. Having a simple, safe, and predictable version control workflow is within that purview, even if it means most people do not use or remain ignorant of the full power of the tools at their disposal. All other points stand, and the simple workflow doesn’t have to be TBD.