This is my viewpoint too, but I'm always wary of cargo cult refactors. I've seen multiple cases where a refactor moves the needle laterally (or even down). I a

This is my viewpoint too, but I'm always wary of cargo cult refactors. I've seen multiple cases where a refactor moves the needle laterally (or even down). I also feel similarly about rewrites. I think people are way too scared of them, but unfortunately I've also seen and heard of cases of bad rewrites. This makes it much harder to convince someone that a rewrite is worth it. In essence, both refactors and rewrites can have great outcomes if the reasoning for it is sound.