I'm surprised that the most obvious example of platforms getting in the way and real life imitating Idiocracy has not been mentioned: the Boeing 737 MAX. This

I'm surprised that the most obvious example of platforms getting in the way and real life imitating Idiocracy has not been mentioned: the Boeing 737 MAX. This is a plane where the engineers cut corners all so the business could beat their competitor. The focus was on the short-term. They broke the fundamental abstractions that the pilot is specialized on. And the results speak for themselves: hundreds of people dead, and a multi-billion dollar fiasco.