"nothing in the past few years innovations beats the efficiency of a single Linux box & approchable/crude languages/frameworks..." Yes. Most of the past few y

"nothing in the past few years innovations beats the efficiency of a single Linux box & approchable/crude languages/frameworks..." Yes. Most of the past few years' innovation (that we hear a lot about in the web space, anyway) is aimed at the problems of FAANG or people who wish to work at (or become) FAANG. Using them for "a boring web application" is like getting excited about SpaceX and deciding to buy a Falcon Heavy rocket for your next car.