> The idea that developers are somehow empowered to a) not do as they're told by their bosses, and b) should just go off on their own and do whatever the hell they want (eg. making things reliable), when it is not what they have been asked or instructed to do... > > ...well, it's a big ask.

While back my brother's band had a song called, Money Goes to the Man. It captured this issue pretty well.