the notion of "a better product" is... way too amorphous. without a lot of definition and constraints, people can make solid arguments for 'the good of the proj

the notion of "a better product" is... way too amorphous. without a lot of definition and constraints, people can make solid arguments for 'the good of the project' which also align with their personal goals (new tech, more design, etc) and it's often very hard to argue against those, because they sound good aren't necessarily 'wrong'.