I once joined a project which had decided against Kubernetes years prior
For my entire stay there, half of the time was spent on reinventing the wheel, but worse.
There surely are lots of bloated and overly complex projects out there, but I'd say for what Kubernetes does, it's a very elegant solution to a very, very complex problem and not one of those.
This is the exact talking point I used to defend React on HN. Yes, you may not like it or even hate it, but the fact that it has some degree of industry-standardness makes React a good choice simply because you can hire for it easier than for your bespoke javascript framework.
For my entire stay there, half of the time was spent on reinventing the wheel, but worse.
There surely are lots of bloated and overly complex projects out there, but I'd say for what Kubernetes does, it's a very elegant solution to a very, very complex problem and not one of those.