I disagree. Software back then used to just fail as often, there was just less of it. Now there's lots of working software, most software sucks and lots of it f

I disagree. Software back then used to just fail as often, there was just less of it. Now there's lots of working software, most software sucks and lots of it fails. But the people paying well, and enabling their teams usually get good software at a reasonable price reflecting the complexity. The project management triangle never stopped existing.