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All you need is Wide Events, not "Metrics, Logs and Traces"

The author criticizes the Open Telemetry project for contributing to the confusion around observability, particularly in its presentation of traces, metrics, and logs. The author notes that Open Telemetry's distinction between these concepts has led to a misconception that traces are a separate and complex entity, whereas in fact, logs and traces are essentially the same thing. This has led to a situation where people are unsure of what is required to achieve observability.

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