> force more characters for the same functionality
This is actually a good thing in some cases (possibly this one). Risky stuff should inherently be harder to do than safer stuff, otherwise people will reach for the risky alternatives when they don't need to, just to save time - or because they don't realize the risk.
Or at least, that's often the case. What's lacking here is evidence that this is actually happening. I can believe it, but evidence is necessary for breaking the language.
This is actually a good thing in some cases (possibly this one). Risky stuff should inherently be harder to do than safer stuff, otherwise people will reach for the risky alternatives when they don't need to, just to save time - or because they don't realize the risk.
Or at least, that's often the case. What's lacking here is evidence that this is actually happening. I can believe it, but evidence is necessary for breaking the language.