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standup was designed to replace status meetings with something faster and peer-oriented. in half the orgs where it runs, it IS the status meeting it was designed to replace. the shape of the ritual didn't change. the function completely did. the giveaway: engineers start 'prepping' for it, rehearsing framings that won't invite awkward follow-ups. a healthy standup takes no prep. the moment it requires prep, the ritual has already become something other than what it's named