The problem is that "is going to stay smallish" is a prediction that has a very high chance of being wrong in the very long term. There's also an assumption th

The problem is that "is going to stay smallish" is a prediction that has a very high chance of being wrong in the very long term. There's also an assumption that the organization retains its understanding of the monolith indefinitely, which even in a team that stays small can be lost due to turnover.