I think as technologists we generally vastly underestimate squishy problems like jealousy, pride, leadership, organization, collaboration, and psychological saf

I think as technologists we generally vastly underestimate squishy problems like jealousy, pride, leadership, organization, collaboration, and psychological safety. I see your argument as akin to "communism would work if..." Or "command economy is more efficient when...". But human nature matters, and humans prefer to pick tribes, rebel against the status quo, etc. You need to fix that problem (hell you'll need to convince people it is a problem) before you can even dream of fixing this particular issue in software development.