It's easy to understand why maximalism is stupid if you're at least a little bit technical. "I want all the planes to be Boeing 747 bc it's big and cool, Cessnas don't have a chance." "I want everyone to drive Toyotas bc they're reliable and affordable" "e=mc2 is the only winning equation out there, bc it's made by the last real scientist Albert Einstein" That's why you'll almost never see a software engineer with such a mindset, unless they have additional incentives (related to employment etc.).