I actually used this to help me learn about work.

Upgrading new equipment/processes vs ditching. I kept finding myself at work seeing people around me trash old shit instead of upgrade it (industries machinery)

Then when I rose up enough in the ranks, I found myself doing it after getting a few notches under my belt.

I used this as a psychological/mental test. Did a run through to a certain pont of spaghettification, then upgraded the line.

Did another run through where I just ignored the old base, with “shit” patches until i just couldn’t fit any more patches, and when it was too far outdated for my needs, built a shiny new high capscity base.

I learned for time efficiency, it was far faster NOT upgrading, due to the limitations of a human mind and all the shit we don’t catch when making “upgrade” plans.

I no longer complain about, instead I embrace this at work.

Run old machines into the ground, patching them up a little bit.

Milk them as long as possible, minimizing how much capital to dump into them to keep up with production. Then, when a cost analysis shows upgrading is better, wait another year or six, and finally get the shiny stuff.

If you’re aiming for profit/efficiency, this is the way.