[Placeholder post] This page is a working template — the layout, meta, and navigation are fully wired up. Replace this block with your real writing whenever it's ready. A good structure to follow: open with the problem, walk through what you tried, land on what you'd tell someone hitting the same wall.
The tradeoffs looked fine for two years — then they didn't.
The setup
[Placeholder — describe the situation or problem that prompted this post.]
What I tried
[Placeholder — walk through your approach, including any dead ends.]
What I'd tell someone else
[Placeholder — the actual takeaway, in plain terms.]