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I feel like you explained why it's wrong by completely agreeing with how almost EVERYONE actually understands the phrase.
I agree. It's shorthand for people who have heard/read the longer version. You're not going to walk up to a high-school student, say, "Fail fast!", and then walk away.
Thanks for the feedback. Thinking about it, what I wrote is probably quite obvious to the usual crowd of Hacker News.