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bell-cot on Jan 7, 2022 | parent | context | favorite | on: Vim prank: alias vim='vim -y'

+1, though I think it's more complex. There are:

a.) A lot of contexts where it is reasonable and decent to do.

b.) A lot of contexts where it is not reasonable nor decent to do.

c.) A lot of people who aren't so good at distinguishing a.) from b.).

yreg on Jan 7, 2022 [–]

You can e.g. do it to yourself and watch someone else struggle using your machine.

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