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The developers and managers alike are rationally responding to the incentives of the current market. If developing a tool no one wants will get you promoted or a chance at a higher paying job elsewhere and your manager gets credit for overseeing a hard working productive team, then why would you expect any different outcome?

Oh I fully understand the incentives from the bottom up. I'm just calling a spade a spade, even if we know the why.

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