Well, you began by saying that "monoliths are universally bad in every imaginable way." You're now saying that a select few poorly-maintained, 25-year old monol

Well, you began by saying that "monoliths are universally bad in every imaginable way." You're now saying that a select few poorly-maintained, 25-year old monoliths are bad, which is an entirely different claim. That doesn't really prove that microservices are any better (are 25-year old poorly maintained clusters of services really going to be an improvement?). Let alone "better in every imaginable way."