Indeed: We read best what we are used to reading. That's why a barred S
is unacceptable: It does not look like an ß at all. And that's also why
I think the M+ shape is not a good choice: It is too different from an ß
– "what is that strange B-ish letter?"

Bruno, you have said you didn't like certain forms of ẞ because they
reminded you too much of ß. Why on earth should that be a bad thing? I
don't get it. Is it a question of principles? I don't care for
principles. The only reason why that strange new letter ẞ will be
recognizable is precisely because it reminds of ß.

The Ubuntu ẞ must obviously be different from the Ubuntu ß because it
needs a different height and, preferrably, a different width so that it
fits in with the other capital letters. But why should there be any
other differences? Is there any benefit in deliberately introducing
arbitrary differences? I fail to see any such benefit.

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Expansion: 'ẞ' LATIN CAPTIAL LETTER SHARP S (U+1E9E)
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