[rewmie]

> Why? If 99% of code bases are bad and it's the baseline condition, why should I try to move things in a better direction?

Code is like entropy: it's natural tendency is to become disordered and not suit the current problem domain.

In order to fight entropy, you need to perform the unnatural act of ordering back and sorting out the code you wrote based on your current understanding of the curremt state of your problem domain.

Also keep in mind that developers continuously gain experience, and gather insight into what works or not, and refine their expertise with time. Your yesterday's code is worse than the code you'd write today. By definition this means that when you look at all the code you wrote, it all needs improving.

> OP proposed better coding practices and got ignored.

He didn't. He proposed wasting time adding comments and dump onto someone else the responsibility of cleaning up his mess. That is not helpful and should be laughed out of the room.