[michaelmrose]

Earlier cars were terrible death traps and we were told crashes at highway speeds were unsurvivable.

People died in mangled messes but the sky didn't fall then either.

The status quo is rarely a sufficient argument because the human race is pretty much terrible at everything improving things only slowly, incrementally accruing useful strategies and procedures.

We built bridges well via centuries of practice, software is less mature.

[coldtea]

>The status quo is rarely a sufficient argument

And I didn't say it is. My answer was to the parent who singled-out Apple as somehow special in neglecting this.

[michaelmrose]

They are writing a new filesystem today and neglecting this they are special and not in a good way.