Comment 3 for bug 689904

"Josh Berkus (of PgExperts) calls this serialization E-blob. Much like EAV, he criticizes this as one of 10 ways to wreck your database (slides). I tend to side with Josh. I’m optimistic that this design has its place in a smaller component of your application, but I’m weary every time I hear someone decide to switch to it exclusively."

Josh is my friend. He is cool and super respected.