Don't agree. Getting managed postgress from one of the myriad providers is not much harder than using sqlite, but postgress is more flexible and future proof.

Isn't the entire point of this post that many companies opt for flexible+future proof far too prematurely?

I use Postgres for pretty much everything once I get beyond "text in a database with a foreign key to a couple of things".

Why?

Because in 1999 when I started using PHP3 to write websites, I couldn't get MySQL to work properly and Postgres was harder but had better documentation.

It's ridiculous spinning up something as "industrial strength" as Postgres for a daft wee blog, just as ridiculous as using a 500bhp Scania V8 for your lawnmower.

Now if you'll excuse me, I have to go and spend ten seconds cutting my lawn.