How often have people burned all of their code in a toasty little digital fire only so they could start over without all the cruft? How often do people move be

How often have people burned all of their code in a toasty little digital fire only so they could start over without all the cruft? How often do people move because they desperately need a change of scenery and feel constrained by the physical or social realities of their current location? How often do children strike out from their parents and live as far away from them as possible to limit their influence? Sure, some people try to fix where they're at. Some people take care of their parents in old age. Some people take a project and just build from what's there. But there's a heck of a lot who don't. And these aren't even people. They are "things" that arose from a completely different universe and (if they're this advanced) may look at us like a beloved poodle. If you really need scenarios, sci-fi is full of plausible versions where AI's say "interacting with you is pointless." (In fact, "Hyperion" nicely covers all these options)