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Why would we mitigate the asteroid if its cheaper to clean up after a non-consequential impact?
If the cost of a recall for a defective car is higher than the cost to settle wrongful death lawsuits, they don't do a recall.
Who is they? What situation are you talking about? Are you sure they would do that? Are you making up a scenario to prove a point?
It's a paraphrase of a quote from Fight Club but yeah it's a real thing. Cost benefit analysis is a bitch