It seems like a very fragile system if it relies on the day to day goodness of individuals and lacks mitigation against liars but gives them the power of author

It seems like a very fragile system if it relies on the day to day goodness of individuals and lacks mitigation against liars but gives them the power of authority anyhow. Like that setup wouldn’t pass the rigor of a devops 5 whys analysis - you wouldn’t say oh this one employee is just bad put a better one in their place, instead of actual systemic change. Instead you’d make sure individuals don’t have the power to mess up.