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The part about including "use client" by default is referring to component libraries. e.g. you don't want to import <ReactPagination/> and have it break because it uses useState. When writing your own components you can decide which need to be marked as client and which don't. I don't think NextJS is doing any harm by not magically including "use client" on your own files. I agree that it is confusing to be called "use client". Maybe "use interactive" would have been better, but regardless the "use client" directive is from React so I'm not sure why it's related to a complaint for NextJS.

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I pointed out that the directive is for libraries, and stated the framework React is built on reactivity. The vast majority of the ecosystem is built on using state.

Didn't realize I needed to put this together for you, but that means the vast majority of the ecosystem defaults to breaking your build.

And frankly, I really have to question your understanding of the topic when you say things like "NextJS is doing any harm by not magically including "use client" on your own files"

Vercel drove RSC home for Next.js. Shopify tried it (because eCommerce) the effort petered out, and then Next.js, needing a bullet in the chamber against Remix and Hydrogen went and dragged a half-baked concept antithetical to the underlying technology over the finish line.

Next.js is still the only actual implementation of RSC: Remix tried it and wrote it off for very obvious reasons... since Vercel/Next.js got to write the framework side and the implementation, there are a massive number of gaps in the standard.

Your comment sounded like you expected NextJS to add "use client" to everything to prevent it from breaking, I misunderstood, which is what my comment was referring to. I see that you mean they funded this effort that results in other libraries breaking. You may want to consider using more precise language instead of questioning others intelligence, it really isn't necessary.

I questioned if you understood the topic of my comment, and you replied that you misunderstood the topic. Jumping from that to somehow being an attack on your intelligence is ridiculous.

Also not sure how much more precise I can be in saying "they funded this effort" than my original comment which says "Vercel managed to fund an effort"

> Didn't realize I needed to put this together for you,

> Next.js is still the only actual implementation of RSC

Here's one https://github.com/dai-shi/waku. Also, Redwood is "all in on Server Components" https://tom.preston-werner.com/2023/05/30/redwoods-next-epoc....

Yeah: an pre-alpha toy project, and a blog post. Dan Abramov shipped a toy implementation too in a blog post right, I think you missed that?

When I said actual I meant it. RSC is a Next.js feature baked into React.

PS: I'm not the target market for Vercel, Mr. Robinson. I think you can skip the damage control for my comments: I don't have your reach so maybe just pretend it's an old man yelling (very truthful things) at the clouds, it can't actually hurt your PR machine.

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