From Cory Doctorow (npub1fdr…lvhs)
Code is not an asset – it's a liability.
The longer a computer system has been running, the more tech debt it represents. The more important the system is, the harder it is to bring down and completely redo.
https://pluralistic.net/2026/01/06/1000x-liability/#graceful-failure-modes
Thomas Fricke (he/his)
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2026-01-07 11:03:44 UTC
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