Sure, far more complex branching strategies are now possible. This is a different question to "is this advisable?" Just because you can do something complex,

Sure, far more complex branching strategies are now possible. This is a different question to "is this advisable?" Just because you can do something complex, doesn't mean you should. Avoiding this complexity can be beneficial. Yes, some of the complexity might show up somewhere else instead. But which place is the best place for it? Maybe, trunk-based development is the idea that "branching strategies are not the right place to put that complexity".