Comment by ilyt

That's like calling a chair you built 10 years ago "technical debt" because it can eventually break.

No, it's just a fucking product you made. The fact it has to be maintained doesn't mean it is "debt", it's just like any other asset.

You don't get to your car and think "that's technical debt". There is nothing technical about it. It's a tool with maintenance needs.

The difference is choosing worse now to get it faster, that's technical debt.