The state of things was surely overwhelming but it was also an important lesson; it’s impossible to judge the quality of a design system from looking at the ui. Just as a ship might look like the most beautiful vessel in the world (with the most intricate wooden carvings on the hull and the brightest, loveliest sails drifting peacefully in the breeze, etc. etc.), deep down in the hold however, the leaks might be too much to repair, the whole vessel creaking under the pressure of its own frame.