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slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell") wrote:
Why, you might ask, is there a reasonable complete subset of the IANA timezone database [1] being downloaded in the critical path of a food ordering website?
Inconsiderate development. Rudeness.
I've likened this to stores hiring anti-greeters; bouncers to tackle poor-looking users and prevent them from entering, rather than welcoming them. Might work selling Prada handbags, but Veblen goods [2] are a small fraction of the economy.
[1]: https://www.iana.org/time-zones
[2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veblen_good