Just a quick quibble…the subtitle of the article calls this problem tyranny.
Tyranny is a real thing which exists in the world and is not exemplified by “product manager adding text expansion to word processor.”
The natural state of capitalism is trying things which get voted on by money. It’s always subject to boom-bust cycles and we are in a big boom. This will eventually correct itself once the public makes its position clear and the features which truly suck will get fixed or removed.
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