There are times where it's a good thing. The big one for me is if it's a link to documentation/help while in the middle of something where you don't want to los

There are times where it's a good thing. The big one for me is if it's a link to documentation/help while in the middle of something where you don't want to lose state such as filling out a form. I always middle-click those out of caution, but they almost always do the smart thing. (Though I hate when the anchor's href is "javascript:void(0)" and middle clicking doesn't work. In that case it's usually set that way because it displays a modal or other form of help overlay, but there's no guarantee so I just have to pray)