Buffers II (the sequel)

Nikolay and Michael return to the topic of using the buffers explain parameter — with a new analogy, some (conspiracy) theories of why it's still not on by default, and some related chat about the serialize parameter coming in 17.
 
Here are some links to things they mentioned:

• BUFFERS by default (episode 4) https://postgres.fm/episodes/buffers-by-default 
• Lightning talk by Michael at pgDay Paris (5 mins) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfY-mSpUzaQ&t=1470s 
• Waiting for SERIALIZE https://www.depesz.com/2024/04/11/waiting-for-postgresql-17-invent-serialize-option-for-explain/ 

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