The original post (not this OP) was clearly a response to Rich Hickey&#x27;s talk &quot;Simplicity Matters,&quot; which was given at a Ruby conference.[0]  Particularly the part about &quot;1,000 gems,&quot; which Hickey calls &quot;hairballs&quot; in the talk.  I&#x27;ve started calling all packages hairballs since watching that.<p>[1] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=rI8tNMsozo0&amp;t=15m39s" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=rI8tNMsozo0&amp;t=15m39s</a>