Obviously this carries the risk of creating an incredibly off-topic thread, but usually they "I didn't know" excuse is the result of being unwilling to see red

Obviously this carries the risk of creating an incredibly off-topic thread, but usually they "I didn't know" excuse is the result of being unwilling to see red flags for what they are. In Elon's case, his angry narcissistic nature was obvious years ago (like his 2018 "pedo boy" tweet). Of course, "red flags" can be abused and become premature optimization, so sometimes you have to have your foot on the accelerator but not forget where the brake pedal is. Relating this back to technology and hosting, we have to maintain strong fundamentals while we use abstractions and building blocks. I'm "old" in technology years (48) but I'm seeing a lot of mid-level to "senior" developers who barely understand the basics of SQL or operating systems.