Well, I don't work on a farm or in IT, that's not engineering.
As I said previously, engineers usually deal in facts, whether recently or previously proven is irrelevant.
If I'm fitting a seat in my race car , I'll happily go with proven previous and use 4 x 12.9 grade M8 socket cap screws...
I'm an engineer, a bit like scientists, we deal in facts, not fashionable in certain circles I know, but they are bonafide.
THey don't always rise to the top as some people shout bullshit a lot louder.