What changed my mind was moving from product development into enterprise consulting, specially in industries whose main business is completely unrelated to software.

All the bonsai-like rules about software jewellery have zero value in those industries.

What those company owners and management departments care about is their main business line, as long as those boxes keep shipping or people keep buying their stuff, they couldn't care one second how the sausage is made.

It is easy to blame all the major consulting sweet shops for the quality of delivered work, while in most cases what gets delivered is what customers (e.g. management board) are willing to pay for.

Just ranting out loud, not targeting anyone.