If it slows them down and makes their lives harder, then it is a worthy mitigation. That's what a mitigation is, after all: it reduces severity and effectivenes

If it slows them down and makes their lives harder, then it is a worthy mitigation. That's what a mitigation is, after all: it reduces severity and effectiveness. It's not a full stopgap. Even still, ASLR implementation quality has left much to be desired throughout the years.