I don't think they actually "think" about the decisions, just " hey someone mentioned this, lets change everything vs adding an option" its like maintaining the bare minimum. Don't get me started on housing or the wardrobe system lol...
I feel really bad for the people w/ the new music stuff that lost all their notes too.
I used to think that only TW/CN development companies had these issues, its sad to see it being adopted in SE.