I was thinking this too, but on closer scrutiny I don’t think it’s true unless the “goal” of code is to be rewritten. If the goal of code is to work as well as

I was thinking this too, but on closer scrutiny I don’t think it’s true unless the “goal” of code is to be rewritten. If the goal of code is to work as well as needed and no more, then it won’t move in that direction. The “goal” of employees in a corporate environment can be to be promoted and get paid more, on the other hand, leading to the Peter principle.