Sometimes, yes, in which case the tradeoff might not make sense. But sometimes it does - e.g. I think in most cases, something existing but being slow is bette

Sometimes, yes, in which case the tradeoff might not make sense. But sometimes it does - e.g. I think in most cases, something existing but being slow is better than something not existing in the first place, which might be the case if the costs of making it go up.