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Comment on Ask HN: Why are distributed systems so polarizing?

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"forest or trees". Obviously theres differences of opinion resulting from different needs.

"gate keeping" is probably more "argument as sport" indulgence than actual passion; I expect few of the discussions you're summarizing have enough detail for anyone to say they're advising on a specific solution.

Put another way: tho I'm an advocate of "use what you got and keep it under your thumb," if the situation actually called for it I wouldn't consider it a bad thing to implement a solution using cloud or CDN services either. I will say I think I'd try to limit the need for them, so that the system could run alone, but the first goal is that the system runs to the level it needs to solve the problem, not that it satisfy abstract design notions.

I'm not sure how to feel about this.

You don't have to "feel" about it. People disagree. When you face a problem that you are trying to solve, their passionate writing may aid you in finding your solution, but that's worth the same gratitude you give to the rest of the world that offers you knowledge.

I suggest you take a diversity of opinion and vigorous debate on a subject as a reason for joy: vicious rants can be fun to read and the only certainty in dogma is that it will be boring.

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