If a social media platform is running smoothly, but the engineers leave, why can’t a platform continue to run on autopilot?

Question

I guess this is applicable to any social media platform or other similar systems. Is it because there are always bugs to address, so it’s never really running smoothly, or other reasons?

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Answer 1

How about a TLDR. If your car is running fine, why should it stop running fine forever? Things break down, need routing maint, etc. If your car can’t run forever without maintenance, why would a far more complex system like a social media site?