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by peterhost 5262 days ago
Attention to detail is the basis of all art forms / crafts. In the words of Antoine de Saint-Exupery, "Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away". Perfection takes time, which takes money, which you might not have in infinite quantities...

On the other hand, many a good idea is a refined hack. What one thinks is lipstick might be the beginning of a new genuinely good idea. As a matter of fact, I believe that many a brilliant idea in human history was a side effect of digging a shaft in the wrong direction.