Making something neat and tidy makes it more likely to die.

Making something "neat and tidy" entails cutting off the parts that don't fit in the box.

The kinds of things you might cut to make it neat and tidy:

The random stray fibers that aren't important

Sometimes fingers and toes

For glorious weirdos, their wings!

Neat and tidy is like optimizing for efficiency; it messes with resilience and upside.