> My assumption is that it keeps people employed, even if they aren't necessarily needed. I'd say more that they keep people relevant, particularly architects

> My assumption is that it keeps people employed, even if they aren't necessarily needed. I'd say more that they keep people relevant, particularly architects and CTOs. You can't go in front of the board and say "Everything is great and we're keeping it just the same!" You can't say that in front of the CEO, you can't say that in front of the investors. You have to keep selling the idea that Big Changes Are Coming and Our Userbase Will Increase. So you add bloat that nobody wanted and credit anything good that happens to it. I work for a company based in a foreign land and while there are downsides, one of my biggest reliefs was to find that there is very little interest in 'change for the sake of change'.