I don't understand, wouldn't the law account for honest mistakes if you corrected them in a timely fashion (e.g. before anyone relied upon the notification, res

I don't understand, wouldn't the law account for honest mistakes if you corrected them in a timely fashion (e.g. before anyone relied upon the notification, resulting in actual harm)? Why would a mistake like this be legally binding? EDIT: Looks like someone further up the thread is in exactly this situation: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9066942 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9066942