You're NOT being fair at all in saying, "It was [just] 2-3 days of work."
Why disregard the full scope of opportunity costs the author mentions?
He's not banking on a lucrative outcome. He's sacrificing time with the family AND rest on the weekend. Now, multiply that by the size of the team.
Taking what the author says at face value, he got stuck with a duplicitous character who single-handedly dragged a team into violation of the hackathon's terms. The event explicitly asked for relevant disclosures.
As others mention too, his documentation's a valuable urge to caution.
Why disregard the full scope of opportunity costs the author mentions?
He's not banking on a lucrative outcome. He's sacrificing time with the family AND rest on the weekend. Now, multiply that by the size of the team.
Taking what the author says at face value, he got stuck with a duplicitous character who single-handedly dragged a team into violation of the hackathon's terms. The event explicitly asked for relevant disclosures.
As others mention too, his documentation's a valuable urge to caution.