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low spoke count wheels are not heresy anymore than performance car tires are heresy. If a person was light with a light load and a skilled rider they wouldn't need the durability a heavy person with heavy load who tends to crash through pot holes would need. If you do fast local rides where a wheel repair or replacement is an inconvenience instead of a trip stopper you have less of a need for durability. But if you market a bike with a mondo big front rack for carrying heavy loads it implies the total package is designed for heavy loads.
You can put sticky performance tires on a pickup truck and wear them out in 10k miles, it isn't heresy to do that but why do it?