Bad software is being built based on the idea that you don't need to build a great application for users, but that you need analytics to sway potential investor

Bad software is being built based on the idea that you don't need to build a great application for users, but that you need analytics to sway potential investors or buyers of your solution. This trickled into becoming the norm, half the apps and websites we use have pounds of code and assets that are there to inform a half dozen 3rd parties of how much time I spent on a web page that I clicked, got distracted, and didn't even read anyways. Bloatware needs to be punished in app listings and search results before we ever get some sanity back. (go google your nearest orthodontist and take a look at what they are loading into your browser just for you to see a read only web page in 2022)