The unassisted hand, and the understanding left to itself, posses but little power. Effects are produced by the means of instruments and helps, which the understanding requires no less than the hand. And as instruments either promote or regulate the motion of the hand, so those that are applied to the mind prompt or protect the understanding - Novum Organum Sciantiarium (Aphorisms concerning the Interpretation of Nature and the Kingdom of Man), Francis Bacon (1561 - 1626).
When we hear we can make decisions in the absence of estimating the impacts of those decisions, the cost when complete, or the lost opportunity cost for make alternative decisions, think of Bacon.
He essentially says show me the money.
