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Two of Swords
"The Difficult Tradeoff"
Swords · Process & Decisions▲ Upright -1
Two valid approaches and no way to pick without losing something. The Two of Swords is the honest acknowledgment that this decision has real costs either way. You are weighing consistency against availability, velocity against correctness, and nobody is pretending there is a free lunch. The discomfort you feel is the tradeoff working as intended.
▽ Reversed +1
You have been sitting on this decision so long it has become a feature. The RFC has fourteen comments that all say 'good points on both sides' and zero that say 'here is what we are doing.' Reversed, the Two of Swords is analysis paralysis dressed up as rigor. Pick one. You can always ADR your way back.