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by Touche 1037 days ago
Really, "evil"?
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Excess energy wasted = Unnecessary cognitive load * number of affected (readers + writers) * lifetime of Moonbit code * Calories per thought

Tongue in cheek, yes, but I’m sure that if we can make this about contributing to climate change via energy consumption then there will be a sufficient group of folks ready to label it evil.

It also makes refactoring a pain in the ass. Wanna convert your local function to top level? Do unnecessary monkey job of using a different keyword.