Yeah, VIP and MetalLB make the most sense for K8s as K8s doesn't directly offer LB.

if the audience can make a decision on what kind of app is going to be, then definitely yes

Cloud native 😆

I remember switching to Opera rss.

😆 yes, flux, crossplane, cluster api. Not sure if cluster api is used as k8s federation to manage multiple clusters.

Yeah, it's worth watching for the second time with normal speed 😁 and a lot of things to grasp for me.