[skybrian]

This is like asking why the solution to bad software is to commit more code.

It's because the way to fix a bad law is to pass another law. Otherwise you're saying we should keep the bad laws we have and work around it some other way.

Sometimes fixing the symptoms actually is better, but it's not surprising when people suggest changing the code.

[abecedarius]

Patches on top of patches are not the only way to maintain software.

[skybrian]

Some commits are much better than others, but they're all commits.

[latexr]

Sounds like something out of a motivational poster. I say this positively.