One of my long term plans is to do software development in the domain of infrastructure. Think developing Kubernetes itself instead of “just” using it. Now you

One of my long term plans is to do software development in the domain of infrastructure. Think developing Kubernetes itself instead of “just” using it. Now you say that even where that infrastructure was the product, the work was still regarded poorly. That is so sad! How come such a thing can exist? Wouldn’t the business fail in the medium term?