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Yes, the factors to consider include:

- cost of the effort

- probability of success

- trade-offs in the case of success or of failure

- the possibility of only partial success creating an even messier situation than the existing one

Having a way to do the whole thing on a much smaller timescale and budget lets decision makers focus more on those externalities, and also can simplify them. This kind of bit rot is somewhere (often everywhere) in many fast-moving businesses, as a natural consequence of the value tradeoffs we have had up to now. Now there are machines that can speedrun the grunt work of clearing them.



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