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by isostatic 2936 days ago
Automation can still be a benefit even if it initially takes more time. People doing repetitive tasks make mistakes.

Spend 10 hours writing a script to automate 50x10 minute jobs. You spend an extra hour, but you end up with 50 consistent results, rather than 40 successful jobs and 10 with minor mistakes.