Yeah, I guess - but hey in my own defence, as somebody working with distributed systems I&#x27;ve seen too many a simplistic world-view blow up in my own face :)<p>Even though I&#x27;m not a fan of it, there is a reason for the old ops adage of &quot;never touch a running system&quot;.<p>Complexity is hard (i.e. global climate) and even if life on earth is essentially anti-fragile that might not include our own cohort.<p>Also, I just might have pulled a human and have been subconsciously &quot;cross-posting&quot; as this super depressing article on &quot;Decline of Species That Pollinate Poses a Threat to Global Food Supply&quot; is trending on HN right now as well:<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=11180782" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=11180782</a>