If the code is only a couple of months old, why presume anything when the original authors are probably still around? When the pull requests are right there to

If the code is only a couple of months old, why presume anything when the original authors are probably still around? When the pull requests are right there to look at? When the JIRA tickets either completely explain, or link to documents that explain the acceptance criteria for the code? When a quick search can pull up slack conversations about the code? Going back to the metaphor, if the fence you want to pull down is only a couple of months old, the knowledge of why it was put up in the first place is readily available. Just ask around.