I am out of the loop. Who is Rachel, and what are they famous for?
I'd trust her enough to remove a non-essential component like atop basically.
And yes I'm aware her posts have made it to the top of HN many times in the past. That I've seen, they've all been unhelpful vague-posts like this one.
Maybe she's actually a real expert I should be listening to! But layer upon layer of vague "if you know, you know" do not make that case.