Thats a fair point, just thinking that most think are in the second scenario (by pressures that also make cut testing, planning, etc) but really are in the first one.
This happens a lot, because some of the "advice" in this industry is for "startups that if not ship something like now will die", when the majority of the work is not that disposable...
If I can buy a cheap roof for $2k but have to replace it every year, or an expensive roof for $15k that will last 50 years, then LONG TERM the cheap roof is the more costly option.
But if I only have $2k instead of $15k, I'm not wrong to buy a cheap roof. Yelling at me about the long term costs of the cheap roof is missing the point. You're just saying that you're disappointed by my lack of $15k.