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You and me both, perhaps. Best you block me and move on.

I was stating an observation. Here’s another: you’re also very defensive. Perhaps some introspection is in order?

You’re very quick to assume, and to impose your morality on others. We could all be better.

This situation does occur. As an example, look up the diet-heart hypothesis, and “the French paradox.”

Carbohydrates and fibre aren’t essential nutrients (I know it sounds crazy, but look it up, even the national academy of medicine agrees.) But try to even say this on here and watch the downvotes pour in. In fact, look at how many downvotes this comment is going to get.

The point of C++ isn’t optimization, rather it is that one only pays for what one uses. Experience in C++ leads to using only the features of C++ that are appropriate and conscientiously eschewing the rest.