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The art of leaving tomorrow to deal with today's decisions.
means The quality of acting without regard for duties, consequences, or the people counting on you.
from Built from the Latin responsum (to answer or respond), itself from respondere — to pledge back, as one party promises something in return for another's trust. 'Responsible' entered English meaning answerable for one's actions, and 'irresponsibility' simply adds the negating ir-, giving us: the state of having no answer to give when someone asks why.
- not laziness
- laziness avoids tasks, this avoids consequences
- legal cousin
- becomes negligence once someone else pays for it
- childhood privilege
- the only life stage it is fully forgiven
- economics term
- moral hazard is this wearing a suit