Code is ephemeral. What works right now might get deleted next month.

That is no judgement on the code, it is a statement that code isn’t the value prop, the product is.

I try and remember this during code review, because even though we call it code review, there is a person at the other end.

Sometimes it makes sense to ask for a refactor, for the sake of the code.

Sometimes it makes sense to approve it and get on with your day, for the sake of the person.