I'm of a similar mind. However, somewhat recently I came across this article which helped provide a framework to think about all these things. Turns it that it'

I'm of a similar mind. However, somewhat recently I came across this article which helped provide a framework to think about all these things. Turns it that it's not just a flat space of competing tools: https://jvns.ca/blog/2017/07/05/linux-tracing-systems/ https://jvns.ca/blog/2017/07/05/linux-tracing-systems/