If a social media platform is running smoothly, but the engineers leave, why can’t a platform continue to run on autopilot?

Question

I guess this is applicable to any social media platform or other similar systems. Is it because there are always bugs to address, so it’s never really running smoothly, or other reasons?

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Answer 1

Unique conditions that occur with a million to one odds happen several times a day when you’re processing billions of user requests and trying to squeeze every fraction of a percent of efficiency out of your systems. Saving 1/1000 of a penny on something can mean a million dollars a year in extra profit