These threads are always fun to read.
I'll wear some mtb shorts with compressions under if I'm riding with my youngest because we don't ride more than 20mi and average like 10mph.
Any longer/faster than that and those quickdry mtb shorts become a damp mess. I have 0 desire to ride like that for any length of time at my solo pace. It sounds unfun, actually.
I sweat like crazy regardless of what I'm wearing, so quickdry is just a hope. Given that, I base my clothing decisions on what will not needing constant adjusting to be comfortable.
At hard effort, its easy to know which style works best for me.
The last thing I care about is blending in. I don't care if I am in a short line at a gas station and have some bibs and and jersey on. I look no more ridiculous than the woman in a robe and crocs next to me at 4pm in the afternoon, or the guy in ripped jorts and a sad beater shirt that says 'it was me, I let the dogs out'.