Sure, ruby isn't rails. But a lot of tools are also opinionated (like Rubocop, even.. or Brakeman, etc). One can always change values but there -are- default co

Sure, ruby isn't rails. But a lot of tools are also opinionated (like Rubocop, even.. or Brakeman, etc). One can always change values but there -are- default configurations that people generally tend to go with. Having consistency in the language is also better overall for the community. If you read through a new codebase, having consistent patterns makes that process significantly better. @1 and @2 are only going to make things less readable. People will choose the easier option and never go back to refactor it once completed. It's a horrible change for Ruby.