The document discusses how service meshes like Istio can help address issues with microservices architectures like misconfigured fallbacks, retry storms, and cascading failures. It outlines Istio's features like smart routing, telemetry, and built-in security. The author advocates for using operators and "Otomators" to automate cluster management and progressive delivery strategies. Real ninjas are said to use Otomators to prevent developers from getting stuck in the mesh or it becoming clogged. Questions are raised about alternative meshes and ensuring otomators are developed.