Timing, incompatibility, memory use, side effect reliance, etc.

Also, changes that break things don’t have to be bugs.

Significant changes in timing could affect users’ builds or third-party tools/libraries that start things in parallel and make assumptions about when things will get done.

While we shouldn’t be afraid to change things like this, we shouldn’t be myopic about it. The number things in the world reliant on git behavior is substantial.

Yeah but you should want your thoughts on a single post to tie together.

> Many years ago I had a user with thousands of karma points. I used to get really annoyed with other users downvoting my valid and thoughtful comments because it affected my karma. Despite attempts to rally the community around getting rid of downvoting, that never happened.

Sorry you had that reaction. While I get annoyed by downvotes sometimes, I've never cared about losing some points from the mostly useless pile.

Not really. I don’t want to keep cookies on my browser around longer than I need to. Our devices are not safe havens. I’d say “paranoia” but the struggle is real.

Why you're so afraid to let your ideas and views collect under a single account? Are they that controversial or are you weary of your own thoughts and don't want to see them again, or are you afraid to own your views as yours?

We're talking (mostly) tech here, and nobody is forced to comment.

While I don't go as far as the poster you are replying to, I do see his way as superior. It's just too much hassle for me.

Nazi Germany & Jews issue is different. There's an aspect of forcing, and this is unethical and wrong on so many levels, and I'll just leave the subject here.

OTOH, from my perspective if you're afraid that you're writing a sensitive comment, you can create a throwaway. That's justifiable IMHO, but creating three accounts to discuss maps vs. loops, now that's different.

If we're talking about being ridiculous, bringing up Nazi Germany vs. Jews issue to a technical discussion is more ridiculous than the alleged ridiculousness of me asking the OP about their fears. To close, my questions was not to belittle or shame the OP, they were genuine. I'm not that person who jabs for giggles.

It’s fine to be fearless. But don’t persecute someone for trying to protect themselves.

As I said, I asked genuine questions. They might be blunt and unpopular questions, but they are questions, and it's totally OP's decision to answer me or not.

I respect them in every case.