> * e.g. the same user might initially be happy about the result of x[0] + 1
> matching their infinite-precision expectation, but then be surprised by
>
> x[0] + 1
> -> 256
>
> y[0] = 1
> x[0] + y[0]
> -> 0 # WTH
I'll go even further: I would say a common situation where people use syntax
like x[0] + 1 is in sanity checks/tests. In which case, it's *very bad* to have
different behaviour between x[0] + 1 (e.g. when checking code) and x + 1 (e.g.
in production code).
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