Sadly true. Most companies don’t even care if the software is sloppy, slow, and ridden with errors that cause data loss or privacy breaches. They care about exploiting workers and extracting value.

Is it ethical? Probably not. It took a few bridges falling and buildings caving in before traditional engineering became a profession.

In this post-Reagan world I’m not sure software has the right context to make that happen. I’m pretty sure we’ll stay the course where the big tech companies like it: very little regulation, loose liability, and terrible software for everyone.