> I am under the impression that I can’t “take my time” to think about a problem anymore. It almost feels wasteful now. I have to “just do it”.

This exactly, has been the problem in cultures that have produced broken, lower quality things in general. Don't think deeply about the problem and don't think about the long term consequences. Just grab whatever solution gives some immediate solution the fastest. "Jugaar."

Many people are slipping into this culture now with the new pressure for immediate production pushed by the AI crowd. It's "jugaar." It's trading short term gain for long term breakage, chaos, and pain. It's also social and economic pressure to not do things properly.

Those who want to take the time time to really understand things, or to build things correctly are mocked or punished for being slow and simple minded. "Just do it this way, look everyone is doing it and making more money faster!" This is also part of that culture that drags everyone into jugaar.