DISCLAIMER: Zisteau fanboy here.

I think that practicality and efficiency indeed isn't the main concern, it's making things grandiose and entertaining.
Having said that, I just finished watching episode 8 and have to admit the main bus idea works much better than anything I've whipped up so far ...

Can confirm, another purchase due to Zisteau here, and I've recognized some usernames on the Factorio reddit from his livestreams so there's most likely a bunch more out there.
Have been exploring the game in peaceful mode for a few days now to discover the tech tree and optimizing processes and ...