I used to see future proofing all the time in boring corporate jobs. One example I saw multiple times was complicated "generic form builders" where the dream wa

I used to see future proofing all the time in boring corporate jobs. One example I saw multiple times was complicated "generic form builders" where the dream was users would be able to add their own forms quickly and easily. Then 5 years later the whole app would be say 10 screens, but maintenance was a nightmare because under the covers everything was poorly abstracted and generic. I also saw lots of "split it into microservices so we can scale out for load" on systems that years later still only saw minimal use.