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found a deep dive on why using

uuidv4()

as a primary key is actually fine completely destroying ur database indexes. it breaks down the math between v4 randomness and how v7 uses timestamps to stay ordered but most people still use v4 by habit . anyone else making the switch to v7 for all new services?

article: https://dev.to/anh_qunnguyn_57549060f/how-uuids-actually-work-v4-randomness-v7-timestamps-and-the-collision-math-49pp