Explore the hidden costs and challenges of implementing service meshes at scale in this insightful conference talk. Delve into the financial implications of service mesh adoption, including explicit and hidden expenses, integration costs, and developer overhead. Learn about Stripe's experiences and strategies for controlling costs while leveraging the power of service meshes. Discover techniques to optimize configurations, manage high-cardinality metrics, and craft efficient access logging policies. Gain valuable insights into open problems and potential solutions for improving the overall service mesh experience in large-scale environments.