I finally figured out (I think) where my prototyping pain is coming from. I think maybe most users would use navigate to in order to navigate between dashboard pages, but I am using change to w/i instances of a large complex component set … with variables.
I think my approach is more dynamic, but of course takes up more memory. And, navigate to has some limitations in terms of carrying a prototype across files.
Can Figma consider making variables x prototyping x navigation more robust/dynamic while not destroying memory?