It’s hard to be too hard on them though: they never had proper mentorship as junior engineers and their practices are reinforced by modern practices. There is

It’s hard to be too hard on them though: they never had proper mentorship as junior engineers and their practices are reinforced by modern practices. There is a worse toxicity in my opinion: when engineers at all levels religiously adhere to fads or practices just because others do (see: OO, TDD, etc.)