I agree, the accessibility point is important precisely because a lot of the growth of these bureaucracies is to accommodate more people. Being able to identify why these bureaucracies are growing (hint: it's not just because they can) allows us to better solve the problem, which is not software getting better (imo).

An old(er) post that is vaguely relevant: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21848860 An interesting look at the end of what makes projects slow down, and possibly insights into why bureaucracies grow.