the.com/maintenance backlogs
the growing pile of things you'll fix right after this next urgent thing.
means the accumulated list of repairs and upkeep deferred so long that deferred has quietly become permanent.
from born in facilities and civil engineering budgeting, where fixing now always loses to spending now, until a bridge or roof forces the issue.
us infrastructurebacklog estimated over two trillion dollars
deferred costdelayed fixes often cost four times more later
software versioncalled technical debt, same procrastination logic
hidden growthbacklogs compound quietly until sudden catastrophic failure