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@Max
The whole aluminium thing being short lived stems from the early MTB days when mainstream manufacturers were going over to alu' from steel - For the vast majority of users fatigue was/is never an issue - I would really not worry about it. Lots of steel frames crack too...
If you just want a bike to ride then alu' is fine - aesthetics wise though (if it bothers you) a fat tubed alu frame is fine for an MTB but on a street fixie it's a million miles from the lovely classic svelte steel 'look' that most of us crave.