I’ve been scrolling through some tech discussions lately, and there’s one that’s been sitting with me for a while. It’s about a developer who’s been running game servers without downtime since 2016 - that’s over eight years of continuous uptime. The post sparked quite the debate, and honestly, it’s got me thinking about our relationship with uptime and what it says about our industry culture.

The original poster was clearly proud of their achievement, using the flexing muscle emoji and everything. But the responses were… well, let’s just say they were mixed. Some folks were impressed, others were horrified, and a few were just plain confused about how someone managed to pull this off without regular reboots.