I started using Alpine when I first discovered Docker, but now mostly use Debian Slim largely due to the reasons you outlined. Given the problems with Alpine a

I started using Alpine when I first discovered Docker, but now mostly use Debian Slim largely due to the reasons you outlined. Given the problems with Alpine and how you cannot rely on it to work in all cases, what are the advantages Alpine offer that makes it worth using over a more 'normal' Debian or Ubuntu based image?