This is why having a benevolent dictator sometimes results in better progress than committees. It’s a double edged sword obviously if the dictator has limited skill but having someone like a Steve Jobs or Linus clears the way for progress when things like “consensus” causes decisions to take years or die from inertia. I’ve seen this first hand at FAANGs where bureaucracy kills great ideas because bureaucrats in key areas don’t want to lift a finger to make changes.

The big counter example is c++ which I feel is too productive and should slow down their decisions by a factor of 3.