The Deep State is real... and it's on npm
Description
A screenshot of a tweet from a user named Dym Sohin (@dym_sh) with a playful, conspiratorial tone. The tweet's text reads, 'guys, the deep state is real!'. Below this is a link preview for an npm package. The preview shows the npm logo (a red square with a white 'n'-like shape) and the package details: 'npm: deep-state', with the description 'Easy to use state controllers using classes and hooks' and a link to npmjs.com. The humor is a classic pun, conflating the political conspiracy theory of a 'deep state' (a hidden government network) with a technical term in software development, in this case, a state management library for (likely) a JavaScript application. For senior developers, it's a dry, witty observation on the sometimes-absurd naming of software packages and a nod to the in-jokes prevalent in the developer community
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Finally, a 'deep state' that can be managed with a simple API and uninstalled when it causes too many side effects
Did `npm i deep-state`; now I’ve got 1,400 transitive deps, 23 high-severity CVEs, and my Redux store is marked “top secret” - pretty sure package.json is the one orchestrating releases now
After years of prop drilling and context hell, developers finally discovered the deep state was controlling their React components all along - and it's available on npm with semantic versioning
When you're debugging state management issues at 3 AM and accidentally stumble upon proof that the conspiracy theorists were right all along - turns out the deep state was just poorly documented React hooks with class-based controllers. No wonder nobody could find it; the README probably just says 'it works on my machine' and links to a Medium article from 2019
Turns out the deep state is just the React app’s hidden dependency that mixes classes and hooks to mutate global state five providers down - nobody admits adding it, but removing it breaks prod
Deep state confirmed: a lone NPM package hoisting classes into hooks, plotting infinite re-renders from the shadows
Confirmed: the deep state exists - it's the nine nested React providers; installing another “easy” npm state lib just adds one more layer of indirection between your button and setState
captain obvious to the rescue! Comment deleted
this can't be real Comment deleted
human stupidity can't be that dense, can it? Comment deleted
Explanation team please Comment deleted
«deep state» is conspiracy theory Comment deleted
who cares Comment deleted