graph database
A graph database is a data store forever chasing the soap opera of nodes and edges. It indulges in self-obsession under the guise of relations, shattering execution times in the process. During design it boasts ideal connectivity; in production it becomes a performance acrobat whose finale is always a crash. While hosting a festival of complexity, it relies on caches and indexes as the sole acts of salvation. Ultimately, it is an elaborate excuse to talk about "relationships".