alt Hacker NewsPeople make bad choices all the time for many different reasons. Usually, “it seemed like a good idea at the time” is at the top of that list.
People make bad choices all the time for many different reasons. Usually, “it seemed like a good idea at the time” is at the top of that list.
But by definition it wasn't a bad choice (or a mistake) if it seemed like the right choice given the information available at the time. Unless you have some sort of crystal ball the rest of us don't.