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		thfuran on July 7, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Mongo but on Postgres and with strong consistency ... It doesn't really seem reasonable to accuse someone of moving goalposts that you've just brought into the conversation, especially when they were allegedly set by a third party.

coldtea on July 7, 2024 [–]

Parent didn't "just brought them", they merely referrenced the pre-existing goalposts used to advocate for Mongo and reasons devs adopted it.

lkdfjlkdfjlg on July 7, 2024 | [–]

Exactly this, very eloquent, thank you.

Yes, I'm still bitter because I was one of those tricked into it.

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