1. It is a fundamental human trait to not expend energy when it is not required, and that includes engineering effort. 2. Engineering effort is not required fo

1. It is a fundamental human trait to not expend energy when it is not required, and that includes engineering effort. 2. Engineering effort is not required for Ford to continue to be able to pay their engineers a living wage, as they could live off of their current product line for the next decade. Combine 1 and 2 and surprise, you have lazy engineers.