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I think that sequence of events happens sometimes but not all the times. the generational-departed programmer thing happens more in bigger orgs or teams with a bit of a more established presence/footprint. and I don't really get the impression proton is that big yet
this one smells more like the other kind of ratfuckery I've seen in shartups: some particular bugbear/feature-idea "driven" by a C-level/owner/teamlead (where "driven", n.: "someone said go do it"), enabled by complicit PM/POs doing some goalwashing, with devs either just keeping their head down, or actively participating in creation
also I believe you'll greatly enjoy reading https://lemming-articlestash.blogspot.com/2011/12/institutional-memory-and-reverse.html