This is the physical equivalent of rewriting a complex software system from scratch. Seems like it’ll be less pain and effort than modifying the existing system

This is the physical equivalent of rewriting a complex software system from scratch. Seems like it’ll be less pain and effort than modifying the existing system, yet five years later you end up with a pile of shit that you’re tempted to rewrite from scratch. The next “rewrite” won’t have any humans onboard.