The number of times I've looked into something that was highly upvoted and purported to solve a problem only for it to be unreadable crap that barely functions

The number of times I've looked into something that was highly upvoted and purported to solve a problem only for it to be unreadable crap that barely functions has definitely skyrocketed over the past few years. In a way it's similar to how 80% of people only read the headline, except it's psychosis around the equivalent of a dressed up pile of trash.