Is "practicality" overrated? You aren't reasonably going to be disadvantaged in a defensive situation just because you decided to be a snowflake and opted for a gun that wasn't a Glock or AR-15.
Pic kinda related but not limited to it because dozens of perfectly viable and widely used calibers and firearms get disparaged because of "muh performance" and it's just obnoxious as fuck.
These assholes act like it's impossible to defend yourself against a mugger with a double action revolver or that a person can't reasonable defend their home with a pistol caliber carbine.
You can dig a canal with a spoon but that doesnt mean its the best or most efficient way to do so. When it gets beyond a certain point good enough is good enough though but there will always be a best tool for any given job. Arguing that personal choice isnt as important as the right tool is just as stupid as arguing that it is when both are moot points in most situations.