fair enough. I wonder if/how modern screen readers still have such problems
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Was there an accessibility angle to their argument beyond "makes it harder for some users to read"? (not that that's an invalid argument but I don't think it's self evident)
I'm not a double space user and don't necessarily think this behavior needs to change, but if you, like OP, subjectively find something easier to read and are accustomed to it, I don't think "no, its a historical relic and doesn't make a difference in readability" will be very convincing in that situation...
Ultimately, hexbear is not using a wysiwyg editor, but it is frustrating when there's no good way to make your post look how you want it to, whether that's for an effort post, a dumb meme with emotes or ascii art type drawings or whatever, and space collapsing is much more disruptive than newline collapsing in that way
Manufacturing consent...
edit: or better yet, inventing reality