My understanding is that "first one whens" is intended for security. Global config is read first, and then local (per-user) configs are read later. Because the earlier config wins, the per-user configs can't override the global policy.

I was only talking about the "RTFM" part.

> Why would "last one wins" be dumbing down the tool, exactly?

I did not refer to that as dumbing down the tool. That said, if you are unsure whether it is first or last one wins, read the documentation. There is no objective intuition here. To me "first one wins" might be intuitive TO YOU, but to me "last one wins" is.

> You're doing a big assumption that people are averse to reading documentation.

Some people definitely are, and they openly tell you that on here, too.

If you look further into my comments where I discuss "strtok", you will see it for yourself.

> You are likely downvoted because you prefer to make your opponents look irrational so you can easily defeat them.

I got down-voted because I claimed strtok is straightforward to use once you have read the documentation. I do not see how I am making them look irrational either (nor is it my intention). I am just trying to encourage people to read the documentation.