Mechanism

Temporal Capture

Narrates itself as urgency, efficiency, moving fast, limited window.

“Why did I have 48 hours to respond when they took months to plan?”

You might be inside it if

Did you have less time to respond than the instigator had to plan?
Was the decision made before you knew it was being considered?
Is the appeal window shorter than the implementation window?
If you needed more time, would you lose the right to object?

Hard to see because by the time harm is visible, the deadline for appeal has passed.

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