On: Beware of sudo on OS X

[lisper]

Sure, it makes things more convenient. Convenience and security are always a trade-off.

[adamnemecek → lisper]

The parent comment was probably asking about some specific advantages.

[eikenberry → adamnemecek]

Convenience is a specific advantage. It also is a great boon when you are used to working in multiple terminals or are running a lot of remote sudo commands over ssh (say testing an ansible setup).