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Re:In second largest DeFi hack, Blockchain Bridge loses $320... by arrow7000 on Thursday February 03, 2022 @03:10AM (#30189944)
Chesterton's fence writ large
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Re:In second largest DeFi hack, Blockchain Bridge loses $320... by ptha on Thursday February 03, 2022 @05:49AM (#30190901)
I wasn't aware of the name of this. But often during code review have asked why some code is being removed, and asked the developer why that code was there in the first place.

Some googling found this article on the origin of the phrase "Chesterton's fence".

https://fs.blog/chestertons-fence/

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