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I too want to be an artist, but I work in an economy that requires me to be an artist mostly in my off hours.

And honestly, this is such a weird hill to die on. Lint rules when automated are basically pure win in most scenarios, and for your example, just exclude the rule for this block.

> The bigger problem is this: you want me to be a cog wheel, but I want to be an artist.

Well, that's the ball game then. This isn't the industry to be an artist in, especially post-AI.

I think the artisanal code industry will exist. It will not be large and it will not pay well.

Then go be an artist and leave the rest of us to tend our well oiled machines.

Take it to your employer then, not to us.

We want maintainable code we can quickly onboard in, and be able to modify and extend. Your artistry is getting in the way of other people getting stuff done.