The problem is that many projects (open or closed source) don't respect the exponential cost in bringing in a new dependency, i.e. code that's not under your ow

The problem is that many projects (open or closed source) don't respect the exponential cost in bringing in a new dependency, i.e. code that's not under your own management. Bringing in a shitty old bloated logging library with functionality you don't need or want compounds the interest even more.