> Sadly, writing tests to have tests is totally a thing. A tech lead can come in a new team and ask for 80% or more of code coverage and no one will bat an eye.

> Sadly, writing tests to have tests is totally a thing. A tech lead can come in a new team and ask for 80% or more of code coverage and no one will bat an eye. Will the software work better for it ? that's up to debate and it will depend on the quality of the tests. This is true but not the bad faith part. The bad faith part is assuming—based on nothing—that the other interlocutor is doing thing because of cargo-cult/silly reasons.