Statement one: "It's impossible to be a perfect programmer, so it's stupid to even try." Statement two: "It's impossible to never harm someone, so it's stupid

Statement one: "It's impossible to be a perfect programmer, so it's stupid to even try." Statement two: "It's impossible to never harm someone, so it's stupid to even try." Surely you don't agree with statement one? So why does the argument hold for statement two?