Cost-Benefit Analysis

Comments discuss whether actions, features, or changes are worthwhile by weighing costs against benefits, often highlighting opportunity costs, maintenance burdens, and situations where costs exceed gains.

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HPsquared Jul 31, 2025 View on HN

If the cost exceeds the benefit, that's a reason to not do something.

ageektrapped Jan 5, 2023 View on HN

IIRC, something about opportunity cost or maintenance burden.

arvinsim Jun 5, 2024 View on HN

Cost-benefit analysis probably showed that it's not worth it for them.

nadermx Oct 16, 2025 View on HN

The cost of running this vs the benefit must be huge.

It's not the absolute expense, it's the delta over what else would have worked just as well.

rob74 Sep 15, 2023 View on HN

Hmmm, yeah, sounds like actually doing that would cost them much more than what they could possibly gain from it...

pbreit Nov 14, 2013 View on HN

Because it's a massive cost for almost no gain.

yjftsjthsd-h Jun 15, 2020 View on HN

You're conflating cost:reward. If it's a large cost and doesn't actually matter, maybe don't change it.

grigri907 Sep 17, 2024 View on HN

Is this just a sunk cost fallacy then, or do they expect some other benefit?

ddingus Jun 20, 2019 View on HN

Too bad. Perhaps there is an opportunity cost argument for a better alternative.