> This is a perfect example of added complexity to solve a complete non-problem just based on probably the unsubstantiated aesthetic view of a handful of key pe

> This is a perfect example of added complexity to solve a complete non-problem just based on probably the unsubstantiated aesthetic view of a handful of key people. Stop. Just... stop. This type of remark is the height of arrogance. The whole process of designing text blocks was in the open. It was a preview feature for two releases (three if you count the raw string proposal in JDK 12) and thousands of people gave their feedback what they wanted to be changed. That your preferred version wasn't chosen is not the result of "the unsubstantiated aesthetic view of a handful of key people", but of this process.