Often abstractions are way more expensive than code duplication and if you apply the wrong ones at scale we can generate complex code that leads to a lot of frustration that translates to worse behaviours like ignoring the centralised approach in favour of a more minimal and “fit for purpose” approach implemented by a team inside its own codebase with the result of less control of the overall solution.
So YES, let’s avoid code duplication but be balanced in your decisions because you would be surpris…
