User Practicalness, Lack of Structure, Cutting Corners...I am interested in your thoughts

Ok leadership, efficiency, and / or planning folks,

Check out the image. I it popped on my Twitter feed and I was fascinated by it. The publisher indicates that sometimes designs just aren’t practical. I actually have some other thoughts to go along with it (yes, not all designs..no matter how well thought out will work). However, here are some questions:

• Is it a reflection of simply cutting corners?
• Is it a lack of structure?
• Is the user always right?
• Is a short cut always better?