This describes a lot of terrible practices, but they aren't Scrum. Scrum is what's defined in the scrum guide. If you do something else and call it scrum, it's

This describes a lot of terrible practices, but they aren't Scrum. Scrum is what's defined in the scrum guide. If you do something else and call it scrum, it's not scrum's fault. Scrum is all about breaking down large, complex projects so they can be delivered incrementally, then delivering those increments. Then you incorporate feedback from your stakeholders, including new requirements or work. Then you reflect on how it went and adjust your process. Then you do it again. I have seen Scrum suck too, but mostly because the org left out or ignored some huge part of what makes it work. But the framework itself makes a lot of sense, and I haven't seen another that works better.