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by neurotrace 1525 days ago
> why is NPM so uniquely absolutely horrible?

I'm not sure that it is. I think it's a numbers game. I've read* that npm is the largest repository in the world. More actors means more good and bad actors.

* Taken from this link. Old article and I'm not sure what the original data source is: https://www.linux.com/news/state-union-npm/