Yes and no. Yes, the problem is heightened by people specifying version patterns when they probably don't have to. However, when you get a bundle install confl

Yes and no. Yes, the problem is heightened by people specifying version patterns when they probably don't have to. However, when you get a bundle install conflict error about json, one gem needing a higher version, and one needing a lower version... adding json to _my_ Gemfile/gemspec to fix it when I'm not using json directly is also not the right answer. Sometimes, even that doesn't work at all.