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there are AUR listings which are more prone to break by "design"
in particular any custom kernel or out of tree kernel modules (like Nvidia driver)
the arch linux maintainer keep these in sync so a normal user wouldn't notice any issue (i.e. linux kernel and nvidia driver are rebuilt in tandem) but by using AUR packages you are now in charge of package maintenance
Thank you for your input and insight.
Based on some other comments as well, it seems smart to stay clear of system critical packages