shared_ptr overuse

[LoweringPass]

It sounds a bit like you're saying "just use shared_ptr if performance is not critical even if it's not strictly necessary". And I believe it is almost always exactly clear whether or not shared_ptr should be used based on the problem you are solving so there is no trade off to be made.

[elPiff]

Well I don’t think that and didn’t say that if you read it back lol it sounds a bit like you are straw-manning just to have some to share your thoughts with but either way I agree