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This kind of reasoning applies to every new tool. 20 years ago I was saying the same thing about work from co-workers who started programming on Java and didn’t understand what their beloved HashMap actually does under the hood.
Eventually we adapt to either the new tools or to the new dangers, the ones who don’t just become fossils.
IDK, cobol programmers still do well these days
Another option is to stop using new tools and frameworks that don't benefit us. Adoption should be based on a good cost/benefit ratio, not treated as an inevitability.
It's also good to re-examine old choices and shitcan them when they're no longer earning their keep. We were using NiFi for something non-core that we do, and replacing it with a simple hand-coded solution gave us a massive performance bump that's more maintainable as well. Our use case was well outside NiFi's sweet spot, so we shouldn't have used it in the first place. But the person who made that decision is long gone, and it's always someone else who ends up having to clean up those messes. Here's hoping that someday I find that guy in a dark alley with no camera coverage.