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Reliability theatre

Reliability theatre = investments that LOOK like reliability but don't actually provide it under failure. Paying for "HA" features that don't help when the failure happens. The cost is real; the protection isn't.

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T5 / M5.5 / L4 Reliability theatre anti-pattern

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