I agree that there are usually no general solutions but I think there are generally bad solutions out there. Regardless of what you think of OOP (I think it's

I agree that there are usually no general solutions but I think there are generally bad solutions out there. Regardless of what you think of OOP (I think it's overused) ORMs are genuinely a terrible idea for a multitude of reasons even if a lot of people seem completely oblivious to other options (and as a result think it's a great option because if you can only imagine one option it's automatically great, at least that's how a lot of people seem to think).