# This Little Manuever is Gonna Cost us 51 Years — Meme Lab

Use when a clever-looking action, shortcut, or tradeoff succeeds only by imposing a comically enormous long-term cost.

- What it expresses: Immediate progress is purchased with disproportionate delay or damage later.
- Example: The team skips a one-day migration and thereby commits to maintaining the old system for years, prompting this line.
- When not to use it: A maneuver saves time now without creating future debt; there is no delayed price to exaggerate.
- Tags: cost us years, long-term cost, shortcut, Interstellar
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