Why do so many tools have JSON config files?

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example.com or
https://example.com

Regular links

[title](example.com) or
[title](https://example.com)

Markdown links

~text~ or ~~text~~

Strikethrough

*text* or **text**

Bold

_text_ or __text__

Underline

/text/

Italics

> text

Quote

1. first
2. second
3. third

Numbered lists

- first
- second
- third

Bulleted lists

Name  | Status | Count
----- | :----- | ----:
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Tables

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Redacted

`code`

Inline code

```…```

Code fences

$inline$

Inline LaTeX

$$block$$

Block LaTeX

Which one? #poll
First option
Second option

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Which one? #quiz
Wrong answer
>Correct answer

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Visible text #spoiler
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Going hiking #map
Kallikratis, Crete

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Today #todo
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Run this #exec
```js
console.log(6 * 7)
```

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Keep this visible #pin

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