"Abstractions, complexities and off-ramps" by Jack Franklin https://youtu.be/Siq8eBkgpjY
This largely jives with my view on dependencies and complexity – try to do more with less, question every dependency, think about the long-term maintenance costs over short-term benefit.
The one thing I disagree with is checking in node_modules to git. The main downside is postinstall scripts not running, or code not working between devs running Linux/Mac/Windows/etc. Plus the threat of another "left-pad-ocalypse" has been overblown – npm changed their policy on unpublishing after that disaster, so you can't just take down half the internet anymore. And if you want reproducible builds, there are lockfiles now.
