"I don't know why this is still here. We should remove it." "If you don't know why it is there, I won't...

"I don't know why this is still here. We should remove it."

"If you don't know why it is there, I won't let you remove it. If you can explain why it is there, then I'll let you remove it."

I was presented this as an example of Conservative thought. Yesterday, it popped up as a parable of proper system maintenance.

And boy, did it hurt.

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