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Every net good policy has some bad consequences. Every net bad policy has some good consequences.
I don't think that is absolutely true. Consider the following policy followed by Omega: "Whenever life is discovered on a planet, all the life is extinguished and the planet is destroyed." Where are the good consequences of such a policy? This reminds me of "What doesn't kill you makes you stronger," an aphorism meant to make people feel better but not actually based on fact. Ask a polio victim if they're feeling stronger.
Less pain on that planet. Depending on the extermination method, possibly awesome fireworks.
The badly dehydrated do love getting water, but no one (?) seeks to be badly dehydrated. Those who were dehydrated and say it was wonderful but do not lock themselves away from water frequently are probably expressing sour grapes towards those who never went without water for days. The pleasure of getting the water is still real.