Is stupid play costly to other players GIVEN he unnecessarily busts!

[BoSox]

Some people are still playing red chips after that long. A side-effect of hoarding toilet paper.

Not only is he sitting on a shit load of toilet paper, but, he also has half a roomful of empty cans.

[ShipTheCookies]

In the long run yes, but given the outcome of the unnecessary hit the odd shifts in dealer’s favour (if he busts) and in player’s favour (if he survives), so if the outcome is bust, the losing chance slightly increases due to lower deck count.

I know you mentioned a NHC game, but what if it was a HC game and the 3rd base player was a HC'er? This is where your logic fails miserably.

[ShipTheCookies]

Not only is he sitting on a shit load of toilet paper, but, he also has half a roomful of empty cans.

Maybe he can donate them to the Midland area to help them bail out the flood waters.