Often fixing fucked up shit takes more time than doing it from scratch but because of the system has been built around the fucked up shit you can't just throw i

Often fixing fucked up shit takes more time than doing it from scratch but because of the system has been built around the fucked up shit you can't just throw it away and then you end up having to deal with continuously paying the higher than should price. In software the material cost is not the cost of a concrete material such as wood (like you mentioned) but developer time