[physicalist]

...but in the world of software, everyone wants programs that work better. The very rich have no short term interest in a system that's hard to game. Therefore they're going to use their considerable influence to prevent just that.

[ommunist]

You probably are talking about some alternative Universe. In this world programs are made to make certain shareholders rich by exploiting certain markets. Including creation of encapsulated artificial markets with maintaining artificial needs, Facebook being the good example.

[picklesman]

Well, I've seen some cases of developers keeping things complex for their own self-interest, e.g. "Job Security".

You could make a similar analogy here...