Maybe like many things the OPs post is an indirect consequence of 2008 bailouts and QE. Zombies were propped up so the only thing entrepreneurs could go after

Maybe like many things the OPs post is an indirect consequence of 2008 bailouts and QE. Zombies were propped up so the only thing entrepreneurs could go after was CRUD apps and adtech. If banks, airlines, manufacturing were forced to face that reset then entrepreneurs and startups could have a go at genuinely reinventing those industries.