I absolutely hated line numbers. In my current paid job I'm paid to develop Visual Basic applications, not a single line number in sight. Basic has certainly come a long way since the 80s.
10 PRINT "This computer is overheated."
20 PRINT "WARNING: Computer about to EXPLODE!..."
30 GO TO 10
RUN
Newbies walking up saw the active screen, got wide-eyed and walked away quickly. One even called security, as I watched from a distance. Good times!