> Try to compile the Linux kernel from scratch and see for yourself When I started using Linux around 20 years ago, with Red Hat 6, manually compiling the kern

> Try to compile the Linux kernel from scratch and see for yourself When I started using Linux around 20 years ago, with Red Hat 6, manually compiling the kernel was the only to way to enable all sorts of hardware support that's enabled by default today. And it was a great learning experience. Though I do get your point about complexity, and I agree that the kernel is (arguably necessarily) very complex. Unfortunately there are few mainstream, well-supported and broadly compatible alternatives. I miss the days when computers were simple and a single person could understand everything that goes on inside, all the way down to the hardware. With kubernetes and other container orchestration platforms, I feel that there are viable, less complex alternatives for many use cases. Simpler platforms mean fewer points of failure, and more chance that a small team of generalists would easily be able to fix any issues and get back to producing value for the business. There are definitely cases where kubernetes et al are warranted, but in order to provide any semblance of robustness would require a dedicated and well versed resource within the business to look after the system. And most businesses (I'd guess > 99%) don't have the scalability or reproducibility requirements to necessitate it. The extra layer of abstraction just isn't worth it for most teams.