The Boost Virus

Why is everyone so fucking inclined to use Boost?
Why do you need to add a fuck ton of dependencies on your small toy programs?

Can't you just stick with vanilla C++ and do us all a favor?

If there's anything I'm never installing for a project? It's boost.

Boost. I thought I would never have to touch that again. I was wrong.

Have to integrate Microsoft's Xbox Live SDK for iOS and Android into our project, and low and behold it's using Boost. Why does Microsoft have to fuck everything up?