I tried to switch, once. I actually gave up when, after spending entirely too much time trying to find the cli client, I couldn't figure out how to actually sen

I tried to switch, once. I actually gave up when, after spending entirely too much time trying to find the cli client, I couldn't figure out how to actually send queries (or it may have been the "show database" part–it's been a while) I tend to think the HN groupthink is strong on this subject, and 90%+ wouldn't ever see an effect beyond placebo from switching. MySQL (or MariaDB, which I actually use these days) has also changed drastically since those 200x-years where most of today's folk wisdom originates.