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by xethos 943 days ago
In a vacuum, you're absolutely right. But every dimension we allow users to be sub-divided along adds another potential fingerprinting point. This isn't the most important one; hell, it's barely an important one. It is simply the fact that it's another inch down the path of being able to identify every single visitor.

All that said: You're right. It's a QoL feature that's objectively helpful, and I am tilting at windmills. The current state of the web has left me dejected and morose, and I am disheartened by something that's not worth anyone's time - certainly neither of ours.