“helping to decide where to find the interesting bits” is exactly where this technique shines, and I don’t think it’s overrated (at least in my circles).
Note that even in the “yes, this is the right level, for X reasons”, there’s still a bunch of value in identifying the forces at equilibrium that make this the right level. You can then ask “do you want to change some of THOSE values”?
“helping to decide where to find the interesting bits” is exactly where this technique shines, and I don’t think it’s overrated (at least in my circles).
Note that even in the “yes, this is the right level, for X reasons”, there’s still a bunch of value in identifying the forces at equilibrium that make this the right level. You can then ask “do you want to change some of THOSE values”?