For me, the use of "profane" features comes down to a question of risk/benefit analysis. Will the benefits of using a feature overcome the potential risks? The answer to that question will depend upon many factors (ex: is it a production environment? What's the required timeframe? What level of security is required?)

My attitude has definitely changed since I started my career twelve years ago. Initially, my mindset was to pursue theoretically perfect solutions. It took me a few years to grasp the reality that my role, ultimately, is not to solve technical issues, but to add value to the business.

I think it's important we strive to gain our own convictions to use as basis for making decisions, not just because someone else said it. Even amongst the gurus in the field, there's plenty of differences of opinion.