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implicit `this` argument for when statements:
```fun Any?.isFalsy = when {
    null -&gt; true,
    etc
}```

You can't overload `when` without an argument either, that already exists.

`when (this)` reads so much cleaner anyway

the example (`isFalsy`) is not ideal, and would not compile anyway because `fun` has parentheses. That doesn't make your "proposal" shine.

<@U3ZLHBTLG> Just because someone made a typo is no reason to shoot down an idea.

I don't like this idea because it decreases clarity, though, which is proven to introduce bugs. That's entirely separate. I can assume that the parentheses were accidentally omitted and that valid code is assumed instead of `etc`

<@UQ78U3PUM> I didn't "shoot down" the idea, I just wrote what many people are likely to think while reading the example, and I built upon the idea back in the channel.
In other words, I tried to communicate what I think could be better for next time, and I bounced off the idea, taking inspiration.

That might be a better way to put it next time, rather than

&gt; would not compile anyway because `fun` has parentheses. That doesn't make your "proposal" shine.

I think that my statement is still true. It's better to ensure people focus on the added value than the mistakes or unrelated stuff.

Indeed it is true. I'm just trying to help people feel more welcome, and to make the environment here feel less hostile.

And I totally agree with you.

It's sometimes hard to make people feel welcome while telling the truth needed for improvement.

What I can say is that I welcome people with good intentions, and that mistakes are only a way to learn and get better.