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Title: When Decisions Outlive Their Justification
Author: Wojciech Z. Kaleta
Publisher / platform: The Decision Flagship / Substack
Original public source: https://thedecisionflagship.substack.com/p/when-decisions-outlive-their-justification
Reported original publication / posting date: 2026-08-11
Copy prepared: 2026-10-23
Copy first released: 2026-10-23
Locator in public source: Introduction, before Operational continuity is not current justification

SELECTED ORIGINAL PASSAGE

Was the original decision justified when it was made?
Is continued reliance on that decision justified now?

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Parallel edition with subtitle Introducing Decision Epistemology. Its author note differs from LinkedIn. No same-day platform publication order or byte identity is established.

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