Completely agree. Scaling (and relatedly, high availability) are premature optimizations[0] implemented (and authorized) by people hoping for that sweet hockey

Completely agree. Scaling (and relatedly, high availability) are premature optimizations[0] implemented (and authorized) by people hoping for that sweet hockey stick growth, cargo culting practices needed by companies several orders of magnitude larger. [0] https://blog.senko.net/high-availability-is-premature-optimization https://blog.senko.net/high-availability-is-premature-optimi...