@coolandnormal extending manufacturing to include software production, there has been a conscious decision to move towards lower quality. The push to code first, plan later; the appearance of progress before you even know what the final product is supposed to do.
Just like cheap chipboard furniture, it goes together. But probably won't survive a move across town, and bad things will happen if you lean on it "the wrong way".
I was going to call it Ikeafication, but Ikea is made with precision.