Do people tend to love "THE" monolith, or do they tend to love "THEIR" monolith? By that I mean, do people like some of the simplicity & efficiencies of the mo

Do people tend to love "THE" monolith, or do they tend to love "THEIR" monolith? By that I mean, do people like some of the simplicity & efficiencies of the monolith pattern as a general pattern, or only when they're able to strictly control the evolution of the architecture in there?