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I think it's annoying but also toxic to an ecosystem. You have to name your packages the same way you look for a domain name, people can squat on names, and it causes drama like how the 'kik' package was stolen from a developer and given to a company who never used it.

Nobody would've cared it the package was "tzs/kik". For example, the Elm package system does this right.

Another example of this failure is the Reddit subreddit system where a subreddit like /r/bitcoin makes it seem like the authority when it's a carefully moderated and biased subreddit. And nobody can really compete with it without getting a worse subreddit name like truebitcoin and bitcoin2 or something. Would be much more clear if it was /r/@theymos/bitcoin and /r/@spez/politics.



The failure is yours alone if you actually consider Reddit an authority on anything.


Downvoters: I of course meant an authority on anything ELSE than memes and karmawhoring. Sorry for not being clear about that.


Okay.

And you might say the failure is yours alone when you overeat, yet 30%+ of the USA is overweight. This little platitude only makes you feel better about yourself but isn't a good basis for designing something.


That's interesting. Unless I'm being forcefed, then who else is to blame? I have free will after all.




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