If you have the mindspace to be sorry, you have the mindspace to not do it.
And, since you clearly didn't actually read the article: he never says a word about his own technical preferences except "don't pick ones that don't fit your scale and scope".
I think people downvoting tend to ignore the fact that the proposed "optimal" solutions for non-Google companies were at some point novelties themselves. If the same logic is applied we'd be using CICS app servers, IMS, and buying terminals.
At some point things change, the new normal changes, etc. The shift we are seeing in some areas also contributes to finally accepting the realities of distributed systems.
The people are probably downvoting because you have missed the point of the article. Nowhere does it say that one shouldn't change things, or adopt new solutions.
