I agree conceptually, though I happen to map different semantics onto the same concepts. let's coin a term, "muju". What the author describes as technical deb

I agree conceptually, though I happen to map different semantics onto the same concepts. let's coin a term, "muju". What the author describes as technical debt is good muju, and a "mess" is bad muju. I believe in the same good muju / bad muju concepts. The only difference is that I use the term "technical debt" to refer to both of them. While the author only uses technical debt as a non-pejorative term, I use it as both a pejorative and non-pejorative term. For me, the analogy of debt still works -- its all a matter of how responsible you spend the money. Take a home equity loan as an example. Spending it on renovating the bathroom and kitchen is (at least historically) likely to be a positive ROI. That's good muju (the author would say "technical debt", I would say "good technical debt"). Spending it on a new sports car would be bad muju (the author would say "a mess", I would say "bad technical debt").