>a complex social invention that includes methods of accounting, a repayment schedule, etc. Isn't that the point? There are similar reasons to take on real an

>a complex social invention that includes methods of accounting, a repayment schedule, etc. Isn't that the point? There are similar reasons to take on real and technical debt, like expanding into a new market. You also come up with a "repayment schedule" for technical debt, which involves allocating time for checking/updating the documentation, refactoring code, etc. Some people use "technical debt" to mean "no one knows how this works", but I think the actual debt there is in the documentation or the lousy quality of the code, not the ignorance.