Simple repeatable solutions are better and more maintainable than constantly abstracting things to a higher level. I write systems and code with operations and developer ease in mind, not some academic idea of abstraction.
I'll be quite honest, if this is the same sentiment behind my experience at work (convoluted tangles of conditionals everywhere, 100+ line functions doing simple things - just to name a few), abstraction isn't just some academic idea.
I work with people who follow the path of least resistance and leave everyone else with the path of most resistance when we have to figure out what the hell is wrong with their code and fix the glaring oversights and errors they left behind.