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Re:Ask HN: How do you explain tech debt (to non-techs)? by marto1 on Tuesday October 26, 2021 @02:39PM (#29004433)
Brilliant analogy!

I speculate confusion about the term originally came from the word “debt”. For a layman it tends to be associated with an extremely narrow definition.

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Re:Ask HN: How do you explain tech debt (to non-techs)? by illwrks on Friday October 29, 2021 @04:01PM (#29042915)
Glad to have helped! I often get asked to explain things by family and friends so I've got a knack for 'dumbing things down'.
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