That doesn't gel with any reality I know of, sorry. Lots of people use higher level platforms, or develop bespoke tooling, to be sure, but that's going to be true forever, for every platform.
Replying to myself: The fact that someone builds tooling on top of your offering is not an indictment of your product. It simply means people are using it.
Be worried when people STOP trying to wrap your stuff with their own opinions.
That doesn't gel with any reality I know of, sorry. Lots of people use higher level platforms, or develop bespoke tooling, to be sure, but that's going to be true forever, for every platform.
(disclosure for others: I'm a Kubernetes founder)