My favourite walking dead character and comic idol is King Ezekiel, because "embrace the contradiction." Since we can't avoid thinking in generalizations, and

My favourite walking dead character and comic idol is King Ezekiel, because "embrace the contradiction." Since we can't avoid thinking in generalizations, and they're usually false, the only option is to accept contingent thinking. Sometimes, respecting "the way things are" is the right way. Sometimes, rejecting the way things are is the right way. It's often how things get better. There isn't a true "way" you can live by in all circumstances. There are hints though. If you're using disrespect/challenge to write a good essay (like this author) or to try and change something.... rejecting "the way things are" might be good. If you're just whining, probably not. Humility good. Complacency bad. These are definitions, not value statements. They're not necessarily contradictory, if you care about such things... but they can have a Hillel/Shamai^ dynamic to them. Sometimes, an adversarial discussion like "Kubernetes" vs "Learn Tow to Sysadmin, You Moron" is enlightening. Sometimes it's no-it-all asholery. I don't think there are universal rules governing the distinction. In any case, I don't think this author is being "terrible." He does recognize that scaling is a problem that he doesn't fully understand and meanders through a lot of possible reasons. None of it is mean. The title is a little click-bait, but I don't think it's a foul. He's quite respectful, in fact. ^Like political left/right, but more bearded.