Developer slang for any situation — technical or interpersonal — where something is actively blocking communication between two parties that should be able to talk to each other. CORS energy is bureaucratic obstruction dressed up as security. It's the meeting that could have been an email but instead required three approvals. It's the API that won't respond until you get someone on the other team to whitelist your domain. CORS energy is the vibe of systems that were designed to say no by default, and where getting a yes requires knowing the exact magic words in the exact right format.
This whole approval process has major cors energy — like why do I need five people to sign off on a font change?
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