[silencethendang]

The complexity exists because it creates demand for products that eventually become entrenched over time (Terraform, Kubernetes, DevOps products, SCRUM/Agile etc.). I don't think this is necessarily bad, but I don't think the complexity will ever stop existing until the incentive structure to keep it in place goes away. It's hard to reverse complexity, so I can't really see this happening.

I do think that the definition of 'growth' will change from spending money (i.e. 'growing a team' or 'growing headcount') and sheer output (we hit X goals this year) to actual long-term profitability (not just EPS like it's been for the last year or so). I don't personally benefit from this (since I am a tech worker) but from a social standpoint it's probably a good thing.