Tech debt is more like being in debt to violent mobsters, who will show up at your house unannounced at the most inconvenient of times, during which they will h

Tech debt is more like being in debt to violent mobsters, who will show up at your house unannounced at the most inconvenient of times, during which they will hit you with a wrench until you pay whatever is in your wallet right now. They will return soon enough, because whatever payment you just made on the spot is never quite enough to settle the debt.