Software quality is suffering because we don't have software problems anymore. You can't make a new operating system, or make a new compiler, and make money. Those areas have been filled, and, software is evergreen so you can just port it to new hardware.
What we have are social problems, people problems, "disruption" to existing industries, etc. This is software "eating the world" (because it ran out of software problems to eat). This is why every startup pitch is "We're disrupting the commercial real estate loan industry" or "we're disrupting the mine subsidence claims industry". Just absolutely insane hail-mary startups trying desperately to find some niche that hasn't been invaded by software already.
What we have are social problems, people problems, "disruption" to existing industries, etc. This is software "eating the world" (because it ran out of software problems to eat). This is why every startup pitch is "We're disrupting the commercial real estate loan industry" or "we're disrupting the mine subsidence claims industry". Just absolutely insane hail-mary startups trying desperately to find some niche that hasn't been invaded by software already.