This is a plausible argument. But even more, no matter what group was making the decision, no one could have admitted, no matter how much they expected it, tha

This is a plausible argument. But even more, no matter what group was making the decision, no one could have admitted, no matter how much they expected it, that the whole structure was going to rapidly disintegrate. Because the structure was their product - they produced and managed the thing.