Blaming the victim? An odd thing to do.

How often do developers raise the need for improvement, and technical debt removal? Particularly in Agile environments where there is never room for such "stories". Let alone poor management that simply ignores those requests.

Developers by definition want to automate and improve things, but are often not allowed to. Add in the long hours and pressure to constantly deliver "in fast paced environments".

As an industry there needs to be more pushback against this sweatshop like mindset.