"Just if we have to relearn this every year, let alone every generation" Perhaps this assumption is wrong. The problem is that some people never learned to be

"Just if we have to relearn this every year, let alone every generation" Perhaps this assumption is wrong. The problem is that some people never learned to be wary of the total cost of their choices. If you miss the forest for the trees, you'll never recognize the actions that can cause technical debt before the technical debt is realized.