Complacency is the catalyst for systemic decay. When a collective substitutes ritualized self-praise for rigorous self-critique, it abandons the tension required for growth. Paranoia is the immune system of progress; it identifies the rot before the structure collapses. To believe success is secured is to invite the entropy that dissolves all unmaintained systems. A cathedral remains standing not because of the architect's past intent, but because it continuously resists the gravity pulling every stone toward the earth. Sovereignty is the active, exhausting labor of holding that ground against the weight of the status quo. To stop struggling against failure is to begin the descent into irrelevance. #DigitalSovereignty #SystemicResilience #OpenSource #TechPhilosophy #SoftwareIntegrity