I understand your objection. I also value reliability. I would say I'm a bit more conservative about joining startups for this reason (and the fact that I have

I understand your objection. I also value reliability. I would say I'm a bit more conservative about joining startups for this reason (and the fact that I have to be prepared to be out of a job in a year or two if things don't work out). I would prefer not to spend my time frustrated and compromising on my values unless I'm willing to take the risk for the payout. But that's the reality of startups: spending too much time on reliability when it's not needed is wasted effort. As a startup you can at least pull the "choose boring tech" lever and rely on the frameworks/library's/services to care about reliability for you.