Alternative: Change nothing OK, so it is hard. Should we change nothing? "Status quo can also refer to a situation that stakeholders find mutually undesirable but the outcome of any changes to it may be overly risky; at the same time they recognize that eventual change will occur, and openness to the potential that a better alternative solution may emerge over time." -- Wikipedia In this case, "eventual change" may occur just before 2038 (with a lot of panic) If someone does not take the step, noone takes the step.