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Why does it exist?

Because some implementers will need or want to use it.

>This systemd change is absurdly overdiscussed. It's a field for a number, no verification, no enforcement for anything.

> And no, I do not accept the slippery slope fallacy.

aka:

$OBVIOUSLY_DUMB_OVERREACHING_EASILY_ABUSED_POLICY is absurdly overdiscussed. It's $ABSURDLY_REDUCTIONIST_VIEW. And no, I do not accept $HISTORICALY_VERY_LIKELY_OUTCOME fallacy.

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