>My primary fustration today is how many of my software peers are satisfied with updating a Jira status and not seeking to build excellent software. Truth be told, the phenomenon of appearing productive without being productive is an epidemic across multiple industries.

This is hardly a new phenomenon. Dilbert and its ilk have been lampooning this since the 80s.

Based on the title, I was expecting the article to be a lamentation on Jira and Scrum.