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Why do you communicate things like this publicly? It takes other people's attention, even if for a bit, where there seems to be no reason whatsoever for that to happen. It's an error that costs you and others almost nothing, but an error nonetheless.
I suspect it's for the same reason I occasionally litter by accident and not pick it up; it's a negative externality but the cost of self monitoring all the time is greater. I'd get worried if it goes over a (small) threshold. People like the communication for non-informational reasons and occasionally speech-litter.