I don't mean to sound dismissive (building your own stuff is a good exercise in minimalism) but whatever you're building has a decent likelihood to break as wel

I don't mean to sound dismissive (building your own stuff is a good exercise in minimalism) but whatever you're building has a decent likelihood to break as well. Think about having a custom linux setup compared to Windows. There's some extra stability in one angle, but your wifi stops working every full moon and your keyboard layout gets randomized on reboot. Though the advantage of building it yourself is that you can replace more specific parts.