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by djtriptych 20 days ago
lol markdown and html are also both ascii/unicode and by themselves disprove your point.
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Um, how exactly does that even tangentially relate to my point?
all textual representations of data are "formats" and one being easier to edit is a totally valid use case. like 'x57675' instead of a full tab. or # title instead of <h1>title</h1>