[throwawayllaq]

This is MariaDB, a MySQL fork.

[bitdivision]

OP is mentioning Postgres as a counterpoint.

[swores]

The way they wrote a full sentence, that seems to be about Postgres, before introducing the word "Postgres" in the second sentence, does make it appear like they were confused and thought this thread was about that. (As the other logical reading would be that the first sentence is complimenting MariaDB before switching tack for sentence two. What they needed to do to not cause the confusion was to start with "Meanwhile, Postgres just gets...")

[63]

I took it as a way to intentionally misdirect the reader and then subvert their expectations. In other words, a joke.

[cultofmetatron]

> I took it as a way to intentionally misdirect the reader and then subvert their expectations.

can confirm

[throwawayllaq]

I took it as it was written, word by word.