There's an assumption I see being made frequently in these discussions, that not giving in to the urge won't have meaningful content the way giving in will. I'm dubious that assumption is correct, and I'm looking forward to testing it.
Yes you are quite correct. That is certainly my assumption, not only about DU but about the game across the board, including especially the choice of using/not using the tadpole powers. And, it is about content being both meaningful AND equivalent in rewards/outcomes.
And you are also correct, and it's something I have mentioned myself, that this is an empirical question for which we can wait just a few more weeks to get the answer. And FWIW, I would love to be proven wrong (truly wrong and not just those people in this forum looking to paint me as wrong at every turn) on this question.