I think of subtype polymorphism and dynamic dispatch as two different things, but maybe I'm misunderstanding something here. Subtyping/inheritance is sometimes

I think of subtype polymorphism and dynamic dispatch as two different things, but maybe I'm misunderstanding something here. Subtyping/inheritance is sometimes convenient, but inheritance tends to be a constrictive way to reuse code that increases cognitive load. If B is a subtype of A, now, not only are the data of B coupled to the behavior of A, but the data or behavior of B _may or may not_ be coupled to A depending on whether B overrides A. More coupling. More cognitive load. And if you change A, you have to be careful that you don't break B. Then if you have C that's a subtype of B, then the cognitive load and possibility of unexpected breakage gets even higher. Ugh. No. I'm a simple-minded person. I don't want to think about stuff like that. I see dynamic dispatch simply as a form of delegation, which can easily be accomplished functionally. So, ultimately, again, I see these benefits as being _convenient_ but not _necessary_. And since all design decisions are trade-offs, I look at the downsides of the coupling and find that the trade-offs are simply not worth it.