That's the excuse that people give in my profession when I ask them why we aren't making use of a new technology or a new perspective to produce better results with less effort. It's a poor excuse in the professional world, and it's a damned trap when it comes to human dignity and liberty.
In the video about the Jim Crow museum, I couldn't breathe for a moment after they showed the words on the picture of those beautiful Black children -- alligator bait. Oh, hell no. Let's roll.