[natebc]

I generally classify tech debt more as a long todo/wish list that we'll never get a chance to work on rather than a server or service being on fire.

[voakbasda]

I have found that these fires become uncontrollable because of tech debt. Whole rarely the spark, it’s a latent fuel source.

It’s like our modern forests; unless something clears out the brush, we see wildfires start from the smallest spark. Once it starts, it’s almost impossible to do anything but try to limit the extent of the disaster.