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TERM-061Structural

Workaround Culture

An environment where bypassing official process is normalized. Workarounds emerge when the formal system is too slow, too rigid, or too disconnected from reality. A few workarounds are adaptation. A culture of workarounds is a sign that the system has lost legitimacy.

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