>unexamined assumption here that "the next thing" is always going to be an improvement but there is no, non-ideological reason to hold to this assumption

i'm not making that assumption at all, so whatever.

context: revolutions? if slop is a problem but is barely enough of a problem to collectively do something about it maybe letting it get out of hand would be a good motivation.

i'm not advocating for this, just providing it as a possible context where the "this is really bad so let's make it worse" argument could "make sense".

progress isn't just a technical issue, it involves people and people need motivation.