What I find enlightening about your description is how closely it matches incentives and resulting behavior in much less technically complex or profitable profe

What I find enlightening about your description is how closely it matches incentives and resulting behavior in much less technically complex or profitable professions. Every dynamic mentioned is basically the common sense understanding of corporate workplaces we gain by late 20's or early 30's, but with a few SWE idiosyncrasies added in. In some ways, it's both terrifying and comforting that highly competent people in difficult disciplines are also like this.