You Should Not Update Your Dependencies

# Summary The article argues that modern software development faces a paradoxical dependency management problem: updating dependencies exposes systems to newly introduced vulnerabilities from supply chain attacks, while avoiding updates leaves systems vulnerable to known, unpatched CVEs. The author traces how the industry's shift toward massive open-source ecosystems with overworked maintainers and naive package managers has undermined the traditional security principle of timely patching, creating a damned-if-you-do-damned-if-you-don't situation that industry responses like compliance programs and CVE policies have failed to meaningfully address.