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I think the truth is even sadder. The new generations hear the complaints of the old. They hear, I hate spring, Java is so bloated, XML hell, etc. So they think damn I don't want to touch Java with a ten foot poll.

That's when they go instead with the newer system, that didn't exist long enough to have accumulated criticism. Which is backed by enthusiasts still in the honeymoon period.

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Yes so true. People should spend more time thinking about the side effects of their actions and speeches before they make them.

No, people should speak what they believe to be true. The onus is on the listeners to not blindly accept everything they hear as reality.

When an authority figure says something, listeners are more likely to accept it, even if it is wrong. That's just human nature. So authority figures have an extra duty to think about the effects of what they're saying.

They owe their success to these people and so the way that they can pay it back is by using their voice as a tool for improving things.

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