[bbor]

You've hit the nail on the head -- the problem is systemic, not the implied sudden lack of virtue. People job hob in our industry b/c even the giants with hundreds of billions in the bank are caught up in absurd quarter-by-quarter performances for their shareholders, which sets the direction of the whole industry.

[trinsic2]

Exactly. On the level the parent is describing, having options is a good thing, but the side-effect of this systemic problem is that it fragments our ability to write good software because the process is not about developing good software, its about to profit. Which enshitifies the endeavor, devaluing the quality of the end result.. Slowly, over time, this enshifitication is going to, or already is causing problems in our technological infrastructure and maybe other areas of society.