<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@whitequark" class="u-url mention">@<span>whitequark</span></a></span> and I guess when threads are not in operation the idea is that the "given out" thing is long lived and you request the same thing a second time?</p><p>Assume the relevant field is not pub and is accessed in a limited number of places, and I can eyeball all "give outs" (I'd say "borrows" here but I'm not sure it's the right word) and be entirely certain they don't overlap. Assume also this is a code "hot path". What would you do in this situation?</p>