What does this mean?
Progress means making it better, degradation means making it worse. It can't be both.
Too many industries seem to confuse "new" with "better".
New just means it is a recent change, it might be better or much worse.
New does not make something better. Better is better. Sometimes what is better is how it used to be.
For example, I am a PC gamer. I think mouse / keyboard is the best way to play many types of games.
But it impractical to have a M/KB on a phone.
So when I play a mobile game I wish I had a M/KB, but I am OK with sacrificing it because I have a portable form factor that was previously not possible.
The new Volvo CX30, for example, put a lot of very simple buttons in the center so they wouldn't need to manufacture a left side driver and right side driver model with completely different layouts. It's likely not as intuitive, but the reduction in manufacturing costs allows them to deliver EVs for cheaper.
This is the kind of idea I was trying to convey, but I admit it was confusing.