I think there's a type of company for whom this works; a small team really can deliver a massive volume, but it cannot be constrained by your typical software bigco superstructure. Ops/Readiness/Process Engineering/Enterprise Arch/Risk etc, entrenched concerns with soft power through pure delivery friction.

You need to be an an org who is able to deliver directly to your consumer, who needs to be defect-tolerant with the expectation of quick iteration. That customer will have access to advanced tools that its competition is unwilling to adopt. Many will fail.

There are many verticals for which this does not work at all - but this is unlikely to be the permanent state. The new model will work its way through the market, and companies will fall as fast-moving competitors find a willing customer segment they can target, make that segment out-compete the others using their access to tools with superior abilities but higher defect rates. The customer base will eventually adopt, having become accustomed to this, and so slowly expectations will change, and so will our field.

I for one welcome our slop overlords.