I think you are mourning a world that never existed. Before agile we had waterfall. Developers didn't interact with users, they got handed requirements by peo

I think you are mourning a world that never existed. Before agile we had waterfall. Developers didn't interact with users, they got handed requirements by people who didn't know what was even possible. It's true that software has become more abstract over time, as the need to standardise how things work overrides a bespoke approach most of the time.