Two articles on this topic:
You are Not Google (my favorite): https://blog.bradfieldcs.com/you-are-not-google-84912cf44afb
A piece from my Notes to a Young Software Engineer that likens engineering media to a bazaar, not a mirror of the industry:
Beware Engineering Media:
https://www.nemil.com/on-software-engineering/beware-enginee...
(Martin Fowler's YAGNI article is also great)