This whole thing is based on a perceived false dichotomy of Ansible/K8s

I'm not saying using Ansible for K8s is necessarily a good idea, just that laughing because it's mentioned in the same neighborhood is hardly reasonable

I'd gladly use it for node-level tasks, for example - in the cluster I'd be less excited.

Custom facts are neat. The module library is neat. Possibilities are too, dismissive nature isn't