It could be that. Or it could just be the noxious tribal-flavour-of-the-month thing that has been there ever since I got into this industry in the late 90s. I'v

It could be that. Or it could just be the noxious tribal-flavour-of-the-month thing that has been there ever since I got into this industry in the late 90s. I've seen several waves of it, and had plenty of people roll their eyes about suggested technology choices in ways that basically came down to but that isn't cool. It's in large part because the industry is top-heavy with younger people who get senior titles and decision making powers after only a handful of years of work, and they're by nature excitement and novelty seekers. I definitely went through that phase. Do I want to work in cool tech? Yes. But there's always a trade-off.