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I would actually expect the opposite. The slower and more inefficient a system is, the higher probability a life changing mistake happens. The more frequent something happens the better a system gets at handling that thing.

Take for example restoring a site from backups. If you never have exercised disaster recovery before you may make some mistake or realize that something that should be backed up isn't. But if you practice disaster recovery quarterly you are much more likely to discover these issues.



> I would actually expect the opposite.

The people who get exonerated of murder decades later would probalby disagree.


If you asked them if they would have wanted to be exonerated after 2 days instead of 2 decades 100% of them would say yes.


Of course they would prefer to be exonerated after 2 days.

That's not what would happen. Quick justice makes more mistakes, not fewer.




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