I suspect we do. Though you misunderstood my comment about velocity. I was using that purely as a way to demonstrate that something measurable is affected by dropping everything to fix a bug. Sounds like you do wait for an opportune moment to fix a bug and do not make it a top priority after all so I think you see the cost of interruptions.

But yes I am aware of lots of parts of this industry where you do not need to rush a project no matter what. I worked at places that had a breakneck velocity and at places where it is much more chill. I prefer the latter but I can say that I still want to ship software which means goals and deadlines. Bugs should be fixed ASAP but priorities must also be respected.

After 20 years doing this as a career, I agree this industry is a bit of a mess :)