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by PavlovsCat 2655 days ago
Hardware isn't cheap, certainly not multiplied by millions of instances. It's just that you don't have to pay for it. But someone down the road will, be it other people or future generations.

You're also confusing premature optimization with skillfull use of resources. Not driving a car with the handbrake on isn't premature optimization.