I think every single field has complexified throughout history. Agriculture now has dozens of chemicals and large machinery. Woodworking now has advanced machin

I think every single field has complexified throughout history. Agriculture now has dozens of chemicals and large machinery. Woodworking now has advanced machinery and a handful of ways to do the same cuts. Music evolved from Gregorian Chant to Bach to Jazz. Software is no different, humans invent more tools and techniques in each field over time. I don't think engineers are willingly screwing themselves. Does anyone here choose to adopt something they know will screw them over? We may be forced into decisions by higher-ups or by colleagues or associates, but those people generally have some reason behind their actions, they don't willfully screw engineers for fun. The field as a whole, none of us individually can control where it goes. If your org sticks with proven older tech, it will do zero to prevent new frameworks from cropping up everywhere else. If you adopt any newer technology, you're now becoming a user, increasing its relevance, helping to test it and prove it, finding bugs and errors. So no, "we" have not "screwed ourselves". It's simply human nature to complexify and add more tools over time.