> Yes, because being ground down daily will eventually wear you down. This is true. If too much technical debt accrues unchecked over time, it can have a real

> Yes, because being ground down daily will eventually wear you down. This is true. If too much technical debt accrues unchecked over time, it can have a real effect on the quality of life and morale of your engineering team - which eventually manifests as high turnover, which in turn leads to more tech debt, in a vicious feedback loop. I've worked at such a place, and the only relief from that cycle came in the form of lost clients. But then again, despite death spiral, the company was bought out, and the owners made out pretty well. I think maybe the old adage about outrunning a cheetah is apt here... to outrun one, you only have to run faster than the guy next to you.