One of the things I have always admired about Linux is the fact that filesystems have stable and predictable mountpoints.
Shure 'nuff, they promptly did a Windows. Although it isn't like they haven't done other Windowses before...
It's like the only thing that matters is the point-and-click file browser. Insanity.
The rationale offered was the most hysterical part.

"Multiple USB devices mounted by different user accounts will *confuse* people. And /run is cleaned on reboot."

Or, "security".

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Also, I updated the above code to be fully idiocy-compliant.