There is a related Jonathan Blow talk titled "Preventing the Collapse of Civilization" [0] that I came across recently from a HN post. You might be interested in watching it. Also, Casey Muratori's talk titled "The Thirty Million Line Problem" [1].

[0]: https://youtube.com/watch?v=pW-SOdj4Kkk

[1]: https://youtube.com/watch?v=kZRE7HIO3vk