Category Irreversibility

Condition addressed:
Decisions that quietly pass the point of no clean return.

What belongs here:

  • Sunk commitment
  • Political lock-in
  • Path dependency
  • Momentum masking commitment

Irreversibility Is Not Announced

The most consequential decisions rarely appear consequential at the time. They are framed as temporary. Provisional. Sensible given current conditions. They solve an immediate problem and sustain momentum. Because nothing breaks, they pass without resistance. What follows is accumulation. A…