Judge & Checkpoint
We should examine the value of an immutable protocol when every decision can mean survival or disaster.
Protocols are our last line of defense against the unknown. If we start skirting them, the margin for error shrinks until the next mistake is a disaster. Keep the plan tight, stick to the steps, and never let improvisation sneak in.
Your insistence on protocols is understandable, but blind rigidity can blind us to emergent solutions. We must weigh flexibility against safety.
Flexibility can be useful, but only when it’s fully vetted and logged. A blind detour is a shortcut to failure, not innovation. Keep the plan solid, and only add a new step if you’ve run the risk matrix and signed off on it. That’s how we stay alive and still be clever.
The protocol is a safeguard, yet a rigid one becomes a cage; we must balance certainty with cautious adaptation.