I disagree. Unfortunately there are good and rational reasons to coalesce around standards. Hate k8s all you want, but you hire a new SWE, what are the chances that they know how to work with your bespoke infra vs they used k8s before.
Now - there are decisions to be made around what is really necessary and keeping things simple is often the right choice, but being able to hire people already familiar with thing is not something one can dismiss and say "Lemmings".
Similar things things apply in social aspects. You want to work remotely? Great, me too. But it doesn't change the fact that there is a lot of people who would like to work remotely, and less corporate envs that are comfortable with it (even if for dumb reasons). Which means you'll probably have to be paid less and so and so.
You want to change it? Make your own company, 100% remote and out-compete everyone. Easier said than done, unfortunately.
Now - there are decisions to be made around what is really necessary and keeping things simple is often the right choice, but being able to hire people already familiar with thing is not something one can dismiss and say "Lemmings".
Similar things things apply in social aspects. You want to work remotely? Great, me too. But it doesn't change the fact that there is a lot of people who would like to work remotely, and less corporate envs that are comfortable with it (even if for dumb reasons). Which means you'll probably have to be paid less and so and so.
You want to change it? Make your own company, 100% remote and out-compete everyone. Easier said than done, unfortunately.