It's not just the writers, either - I don't trust the editors, and that is a major issue when they keep having these massive events spanning the whole 616 universe one after the other (and now not just the 616 universe, either). You get a situation where characterization is inconsistent not just from one run to the next but between titles coming out simultaneously, because each writer just does their own thing without any regard for the character OR for what the other writers are trying to do. So your events are a patchwork mess and no one can figure out what a character's motivations are from one comic or event to the next - this has been a particular issue with Tony since Civil War. I've reached the point where I'm just checking in every so often to see if things have gotten better yet and inevitably I keep being like, "ugh, still screwing the Avengers over for cheap drama" and I check back out. Sigh.