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Couldn't you use the exact same argument to say that it's realistically impossible to maintain a high quality, readable codebase, so why bother trying?

There's nothing that intensely difficult about implementing processes that keep at least the vast majority of comments up to date. If you don't feel like it, or your organisation doesn't have the will to enforce it, then fair enough. That's not the same as it being impossible.



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