> one thing I think everyone is forgetting here is if it winds up being a mistake it is legit just a 4 numbers to change in the code and it gets reverted.

There is absolutely zero way this is "4 numbers to change in the code" and simple to revert. You are either not a developer, or you are a developer who has never gotten anywhere near an enterprise-scale application before.

There are significant migration effort required to ensure zero downtime and performance impact when modifying your data schema. Rolling that back on a whim is a non-starter.

Not to mention unintended side effects of almost quadrupling the expected data payload across your entire architecture.

> You're watching some ancient website that has barely changed over the past years

Factually untrue. Also, another big indicator you are not a developer. User facing change is not the only change that happens on applications.

Are they? I can't say I've really seen anyone talk about it.

I brought it up because it seemed like an incredibly relevant supporting example that most people would be familiar with.

I don't know of a more egregious political example of someone filing assault charges over benign contact. Do you?

i.e., ghoulliani claiming he was attacked because someone touched his back