---
title: "Stop Guilt Merging PRs"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/stop-guilt-merging-prs-e7g0yqqqk
source_url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v85waTtzdm0
type: video:youtube
source: "Theo - t3․gg"
published: 2026-07-08T18:39:58.057Z
updated: 2026-07-08T18:40:12.257Z
tags: ["code-review", "company-culture"]
reading_time: 1
upvotes: 20
comments: 1
language: en
---

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# Stop Guilt Merging PRs

**[Theo - t3․gg](https://daily.dev/sources/t3dotgg)** · 1 min read · 20 upvotes · 1 comments

## Summary

A short reflection on the common practice of 'guilt merging' pull requests — approving code that isn't quite right to avoid an uncomfortable conversation. The author argues developers care too much about the wrong things and encourages challenging these habits.

## Full article

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**@barion** · 3 upvotes

> every merged pr is like a puppy. You have to take care of it for the rest of your life. Do not guilt merge anything!

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Tags: [#code-review](https://daily.dev/tags/code-review), [#company-culture](https://daily.dev/tags/company-culture)

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