"Snaps are supposed to make Ubuntu easier for non-techie users, not
harder, and putting this data in a standard directory under $HOME does
not pass the grandmother test"

IIRC, the reason why ~/snap was chosen was precisely to pass "the
grandmother test" since a snap's data is typically stored in
~/snap/<name>/.... Putting those files in a hidden directory (eg
~/.snap/<name>/...) means that "Grandma" may not be able to find as
easily the document she just created.

That said, I see no reason why this cannot be revisited on the mailing
list as Mark suggested.

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  User data directory should conform to XDG Base Directory Specification

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