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“It made sense at the time.” We use this phrase to explain bad decisions, failed plans, and historical disasters. But most of the time, it’s true — and that’s what makes failure so hard to see coming. History is full of choices that look baffling in hindsight and perfectly reasonable in the moment. This episode explores why smart people make decisions that later seem impossible to understand — and how good ideas quietly age into bad outcomes. By the way, if you’d like more stories like ...