i like the COPY and logical replication improvements. Currently I back up my PG database with a sidecar Databasus instance that is heavier than my entire backend + DB + Caddy!

(LLM writing rant below)

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> That alone tells you something: Users had a real need, and the ecosystem filled the gap.

> This sounds straightforward, but it solves a real operational problem.

> None of these change the world. All of them make day-to-day data workflows better.

> The easy thing to do here is list planner changes and call it done. But the more useful takeaway is this: Postgres keeps getting better at recognizing the shape of common queries and doing less unnecessary work.

> [Proceed to list planner changes]

If Orwell were alive today, he might declare himself illiterate in English and learn Klingon just to avoid having to read these.