That, and it is combined with not being willing to write a few functions oneself, which one could easily do, and then not have to add a dependency. But it is also a result of trying to do everything quickly quickly! and being pushed to do that.

The more one knows about computer programming, algorithms, data structures, how things are usually implemented in general, the better one can avoid unnecessary dependencies. Needs the right environment though to execute on that.

  > that's the result of be mindlessly importing third dependencies without thinking

tbf, most tech-related corporate environments don't want you to think, just do (kpi, mbo, okr et al) and this is one of the results