[dack]

I could be wrong, but I think he might mean that people should take care not to add too many dependencies to their project - if it's too easy, then it might result in unnecessary dependencies and brittle code.

However, I'm not sure I agree with the statement - you could use this tool and still have the discipline not to pull in random packages.

[dozzie]

The idea is that people in general go down the currently-easier way, which is "add the dependency", leading to microdependencies and left-pad idiocy in npm case.

If there is a friction, the balance is changed a little against pulling dependencies, at least those most trivial.

[tomc1985]

This!