cars today are more complex than the model T, though we could have settled for faster horses ;) I don't think we're screwed. I agree at times complex solution

cars today are more complex than the model T, though we could have settled for faster horses ;) I don't think we're screwed. I agree at times complex solutions are prioritized for the wrong reasons - e.g to create more work, buzzwords, or to look nice for hiring and investors. But ultimately these are tools with tradeoffs. I happen to like K8s, monorepo, and Go because they solve problems that I have personally run into. I think crypto goes too far and doesn't really solve anything. In terms of complexity, I don't see these tools as going from algebra to calculus, but more like re-learning variations of algebra over and over - sure its tedious, but its not rocket science. However if you don't like dumb industry trends that don't create business value you can always go work for a series A startup. They DGAF about the frills or buzzwords, they just want fast results.