Terraform Modules Are Failing for One Reason

Most modules are not breaking because of bad code.

They are breaking because too many decisions are exposed.

An opinionated module removes choices.
A flexible module adds choices.

Every added variable increases the number of possible configurations.
Every configuration is another place for drift, inconsistency, or failure.

This is not a reuse problem.
This is a control problem.

The real question is simple:

Where should configuration decisions live?

If you push decisions into every root module, you create entropy.
If you centralize decisions inside modules, you create consistency.

This lesson breaks that boundary.