What has the standard committee ever done for us?

Disclaimer

Should go without saying but… this post is a pamphlet. It’s only intended to make you smile.

Every time I see people complaining on social media about the C++ standard committee not doing this or that I remember the famous scene from the movie Live of Brian when the Jews debate the benefits of the Roman occupation. However, put into the C++ world, the scene would be as follows:

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