What Actually Happens When You Leave an ESP32...

There is a small board on a shelf that never sleeps. No fan noise. No screen. Just a faint warmth if you press a finger against it long enough. The LED stopped blinking weeks ago. Or maybe it still is, and you stopped noticing. It's still running. And that's where people get it wrong. They think "running" means stable. Predictable. Done. It doesn't. It Doesn't Stay the Same Device The first version of your ESP32 is the one you flashed. Clean. Intentional. Every line of code accounted for. That v