> The real advantage it has is simply that it’s there, always. Yes, this is a huge deal in a good way. It's also why standalone zero dependency Python scripts

> The real advantage it has is simply that it’s there, always. Yes, this is a huge deal in a good way. It's also why standalone zero dependency Python scripts are so successful since most systems have Python installed by default. Although after reading your first sentence, I got excited. I thought you were going to write about how it's always there in the sense that if you're working in the terminal, Bash and friends are always right there at your finger tips. There's no context switch to get something done, which is super empowering for hacking together things to solve a problem. It just feels like the whole terminal environment in general was made to let tinkerers create the best possible system / workflows for them personally.