There seems to be this notion that we can make technical choices in a vacuum, that there are inherent qualities which universally make X better than Y. The job

There seems to be this notion that we can make technical choices in a vacuum, that there are inherent qualities which universally make X better than Y. The job is then to search out the expert assessment on the matter. Without consideration of the software dimensions mentioned here, you're basically giving up on engineering. It's a knowledge gap problem, which is precisely why it's comforting to seek out and lean on the consensus opinion. The alternative takes work: filling that knowledge gap with data from empirical observation and logical analysis. Well-designed experiments? Well-specified requirements? Design? Nobody has time for that /s. It's much easier to say "k8s bad 'cause I read it on HN"