I am sorry to say this but most developers either don’t have the ability to think for themselves or can’t be bothered.
You might disagree with this statement of course but that is truly my experience (30+ years of working professionally in software development).
Try this: Next time a developer confidently suggests that you should use tech X, ask them that the pros/cons are compared with using tech Y/Z. Ask about performance/failover/latency/team skills required etc. Most developers in my experience completely fail to give an intelligent answer. They are just loudspeakers confidently copying the opinions of somebody else. Usually somebody who benefits financially from developers using tech X.
You might disagree with this statement of course but that is truly my experience (30+ years of working professionally in software development).
Try this: Next time a developer confidently suggests that you should use tech X, ask them that the pros/cons are compared with using tech Y/Z. Ask about performance/failover/latency/team skills required etc. Most developers in my experience completely fail to give an intelligent answer. They are just loudspeakers confidently copying the opinions of somebody else. Usually somebody who benefits financially from developers using tech X.