The term "enshittification" is used a lot these days. But there is this pattern where human organizations -- be it companies, codebases, countries and many other examples -- undergo this transformation from simple, humble and efficient systems to complex, arrogant and inefficient ones. I wouldn't dare to speculate on the cause of this devolution. There are theories like becoming publicly traded for companies, and sub…
A Nash equilibrium is a state of affairs in which no single person can improve their position without the collaboration of others. A frequently cited example is a bank run: if the bank goes bust, you better get your savings out quickly, but if everyone does it, the bank goes bust. The solution is for everyone to cooperate and agree to refrain from a run on the bank. Such collaboration is not easy to organize and not easy to convince a majority to participate in; but the ego-centric philosophy of capitalism makes it infinitely harder.