It does work and is ready to change, the other people just aren't good enough to know how.
They'll have to bring the base down to their level to understand and iterate on it.
If you brought another "hermit" in, he'd obsess over it and either refactor it in his vision or understand it and know how to flex it to continue iterating.
You bring a team of normal people in, they'll think it's too "adhoc", and rewrite it in a bloated and complex way.
They'll have to bring the base down to their level to understand and iterate on it.
If you brought another "hermit" in, he'd obsess over it and either refactor it in his vision or understand it and know how to flex it to continue iterating.
You bring a team of normal people in, they'll think it's too "adhoc", and rewrite it in a bloated and complex way.