I'm pretty immune to issues like that since I have very little concern for "my reputation" at large, only that my friends know that I am trustworthy. Outside of that, IDGAF. If something is bad, it's bad. I can separate a badly written book from one that I disagree with. I have very little issue going against those types of incentives.

I know that I'm rare in that way, but... It annoys me that those are even consideration that people worry about.

Keep things simple, iteratively improve. Deliver a working product then improve.