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If you had said ”tech debt typically isn’t as big a deal as engineers think it is” I would’ve agreed with you, but ”tech debt isn’t a thing” is hyperbole to such a degree that it stops being helpful, never mind true. I realize that the former is not as pithy. And I think you agree, given your last paragraph.

For example, I’ve seen companies where tech debt has made them unable to meet the moment and fail, whereas if they could’ve delivered something better, quicker, they might have had a lot of success.