I really don't understand the point of shortcuts where this is the result.

I'm a really big fan of clear and legible code. I'm not at In-n-Out with a secret menu. I'm trying to make changes/updates to code someone else wrote. I don't care how clever they felt they were by using esoteric shortcuts that might make things short and fit on one line. I want to be able to read the code and follow what it does in the least amount of time. Now, if the compiler makes different/better decisions when reading something like that vs much more legible code, we can maybe have a discussion.