Definition
It is cheap or fast to harm or change someone’s state, but slow and costly to reverse.
Degradation/restoration asymmetry inflates time-to-restore and compounds moral debt.
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Degradation/Restoration Asymmetry
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It is cheap or fast to harm or change someone’s state, but slow and costly to reverse.
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APA
Ethotechnics Institute Research Team. (2026). Degradation/Restoration Asymmetry. Ethotechnics glossary. https://ethotechnics.org/glossary/degradation-restoration-asymmetry
MLA
Ethotechnics Institute Research Team. "Degradation/Restoration Asymmetry." Ethotechnics glossary, 2026, https://ethotechnics.org/glossary/degradation-restoration-asymmetry.
Chicago
Ethotechnics Institute Research Team. "Degradation/Restoration Asymmetry." Ethotechnics glossary. Jan 9, 2026. https://ethotechnics.org/glossary/degradation-restoration-asymmetry.
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@misc{glossary_degradation-restoration-asymmetry,
title={Degradation/Restoration Asymmetry},
author={Ethotechnics Institute Research Team},
year={2026},
howpublished={Ethotechnics glossary},
url={https://ethotechnics.org/glossary/degradation-restoration-asymmetry},
version={v1.1.0}
}
RIS
TY - WEB TI - Degradation/Restoration Asymmetry AU - Ethotechnics Institute Research Team PY - 2026 UR - https://ethotechnics.org/glossary/degradation-restoration-asymmetry ER -