User blog comment:MisterWoodhouse/Social Activity, the 2010 Editor, and Unpausing Migrations/@comment-7891699-20201205094252/@comment-1038387-20201205101158

It only appears to be holding up because it's held together by duct tape and black magic. It's incredibly bloated code and close to entropy if it isn't already there.

Think of a tire that's been patched a lot. It might appear to be still working, but at a certain point, you have to get a new inner tube. Or a tree looking fine, despite being rotten on the inside.