[bacongobbler]

Then that's fine. If no updates were made to the resource since the last update, then the patch will not look at the live state.

I highly suggest re-reading the FAQ front-to-back on this subject. I spent a lot of time explaining the details on this subject. If you have any questions/concerns, we are always happy to discuss further on github.

https://helm.sh/docs/faq/#improved-upgrade-strategy-3-way-st...

[mfer]

To take a step back... we're discussing a personal opinion on how to manage things compared to what k8s has documented and what's happening with other tools like service meshes.

I respect what someone has as an opinion. I just would like others to know where the opinion differs from the docs and tools out there. People can make their own choices.