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How is this a $500 million mistake? It seems the issues didn’t cost $500 million.
by bostondev1 3y ago
How is this a $500 million mistake? It seems the issues didn’t cost $500 million.
- paulddraper 3y agoIt was feared to be a $500M mistake.
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- chikenf00t 3y agoI guess the idea is that it potentially could have cost $500 million therefore it was a $500 million mistake. It's not exactly accurate but it does help contextualize the gravity of their mistake.
- magicalhippo 3y agoReminds me of my favorite George Carlin bit[1]: Here's one they just made up: "near miss". When two planes almost collide, they call it a near miss. It's a near hit. A collision is a near miss. [1]: https://www.quotes.net/mquote/35854 https://www.quotes.net/mquote/35854
- spartanatreyu 3y agoIt's not "mistake" singular, it's actually mistakes. The first mistake is the $500 million rover is fried. The second mistake is believing the first mistake. (or put another way, the first mistake cost $500 million, the second mistake which they didn't realise at the time, saved $500 million) But you can't explain the second mistake without first explaining the first mistake, hence the title.
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