Turns out the solution to the Fermi Paradox is that technological civilisations use all their resources trying to build a marginally better sales bot.

Interesting reading Glassdoor reviews of TPP after this article in The Guardian. I've seen inside a few tech fiefdoms in my time. I'm also reminded of things GPs have told me about SystmOne. Fascinating how you can often see the culture in the code. https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/mar/11/frank-hester-computer-programmer-who-made-fortune-from-public-sector-contracts

It's been over 20 years, and I'm still waiting to hear about this mysterious "other way" of providing clarity to requirements and creating reliable software that's easy to change and can be shipped at any time.