Sometimes the entanglement happens because Y is the entire elevator pitch for the whole thing.

Get rid of Y, and you're left with "I used Z as intended and it solved the problem with some minor annoyances" or "Yeah, I just shaved it down a bit to fit and used epoxy, no need to CNC an adapter".

Especially when X isn't the actual problem. Sometimes the actual problem is "I've become obsessed with stuffing Y into something".