I’ll give some examples:
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defunding the prevention of food born illnesses leads to them becoming an issue in 2026
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understaffing IT departments because “we don’t have issues” then issues magically appear when support is taken away (surprised Pikachu face)
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a magic witch preforms a yearly protection circle around your house, but you don’t want to pay any more because the gremlin infestation is gone, but they come back after the protection circle dissipates
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they put armed guards on merchant ships to prevent somali piracy, but then the pirates slowed down so the companies got complicit and now somali pirates are becoming an issue again
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i (in my infinite stupidity) don’t take my medicine because I feel fine, then after a few days I turn into a disaster pile of suicidal ideation and take my medicine to fix it
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screw worms or something idk
but like the problem is in a loop where it just repeats forever because people don’t realize what’s preventing the issue
In 2013 Ruth Bader Ginsburg made a famous analogy about the US Supreme Court gutting the voting rights act. She said it’s like “throwing away your umbrella in a rainstorm because you are not getting wet.” That comes pretty close to your sentiment, OP.