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SYSE.25:3 - Forces

ForcePractical tension
Representative useCommon tasks offer leverage; rare failures or excluded variants can still carry large consequences.
Local gain and transferred burdenLess developer work can require more provider work, and faster throughput can increase recovery cost.
Evidence and timely actionWaiting for exhaustive measurement delays useful repairs; selecting from anecdotes can fund the wrong mechanism.
Standardization and variationA common improvement can serve many users without making every legitimate task identical.