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by toyg 1831 days ago
One of the side-effects of the efficiency obsession that capitalism generates, is the constant strive for centralization.

We took a technology stack designed to survive nuclear attacks, and turned it into something where a single bug can take down half the services on it. Why? Because on the flip side, a single improvement in the centralized service can automatically cascade to all the businesses using it.

Efficiency is a double-edged sword.