100% this. These problems were solved in the 90's. The people who solved them moved on to other things, retired, etc. Designers and PMs don't get promoted for

100% this. These problems were solved in the 90's. The people who solved them moved on to other things, retired, etc. Designers and PMs don't get promoted for keeping things the same. So they went ahead and broke usability and gave each other high fives for making the UI "modern". There are many variations of this theme. Look at Google Maps. It was solved a decade ago. Whoever built it has presumably moved on. New people are in charge and they won't get promoted if they leave it untouched. With every change, usability gets worse.