When was that? I think I had stuff like this when first looking into Arch ~8 years ago. It's now been my daily driver for about 6 years, and I haven't had my system bricked. I have had a few updates that broke stuff, which could be solved through a downgrade, but no bricking.
So maybe the Arch maintainers got more disciplined, or maybe I just got better at not breaking things. Probably both.
So maybe the Arch maintainers got more disciplined, or maybe I just got better at not breaking things. Probably both.