For every one of of the things there is a simpler approach that not only works, but is more robust and will better serve smaller projects. It's not that they do

For every one of of the things there is a simpler approach that not only works, but is more robust and will better serve smaller projects. It's not that they don't solve problems, but that there are different perspectives of the problem space entirely - often exceeding simply technical justifications and taking a larger look at it. If you've got a kubernetes problem, go for it. But there is a lot of value in simplicity too.