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You are correct, but current geopolitical conditions and economic policy have created financial situations that basically enforce short sightedness on the side of corporations. If your employer is publicly traded or has institutional investors; they need to report quarterly earnings. Investors won't care about code health or the longevity of a product, they only care about sales/revenue.

It's a fundamental systemic issue that's why we see so many tech companies produce terrible products. But we (the programmers) have no ability to fix the shortsightedness of the American financial system.