Author comes off as what days is called “performative man”.

> The worst are methods that both mutate and return values

Been bitten a few times by Array.sort().

Luckily there’s Array.toSorted() now.

> I'm very much a "builder" type dev that has more fun going from 0-v1 than maintaining and expanding scalable, large systems.

Most prefer a greenfield project.

Probably still a relatively small percentage of the total for them to care.

> Even a pretty good UBI probably wouldn’t be enough to cushion the landing for people who make a lot right now and have made financial decisions (number of kids, purchasing a house, etc)

The UBI should take number of underage children into account.

If the house turned out to be too much they’d have to sell.