"they" never learn because it's too complex to setup and maintain.
A managed service is too expensive, up to factor 200 prices for outgoing traffic vs a dedicated server with flat traffic (e.g. Hetzner)
A managed service is too expensive, up to factor 200 prices for outgoing traffic vs a dedicated server with flat traffic (e.g. Hetzner)
K8S is specifically designed for the non-Google's to run with similar capabilities and features. Most anti-K8S sentiment comes from the overhead of installing and running it (vs using a managed service) and those that just never learned it. By the time you setup the same functionality, you will end up spending more work on a less reliable and agile setup.