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Premature optimization is the root of all evil (or at least most of it) in programming.
A tightrope over a chasm is fine for a trained acrobat with a balancing pole. It is foolish for someone without the right training or tools. They would be better served with something else - a rope bridge with railings.
If I were to command a general to turn into a seagull, and if the general did not obey, that would not be the general's fault. It would be mine.