But both rg and ag ignore paths in .gitignore by default still

ah

> We are explicitly not talking about .gitignore.

Actually we are, because some utter idiot wrote:

> grep-like tools which read .gitignore violate POLA.

> utter idiot

How about we keep it civilized

Given that they were quoting themselves, I think it's probably intended as humor. (I had to scroll up to check but I immediately suspected, and it made me chuckle)