Life gets boring, someone invents another necessity, and once again we turn the crank on the screwjack of progress hoping that nobody gets screwed.
I'd make people say 'use Fork;' if I thought I could get away with it.
If someone stinks, view it as a reason to help them, not a reason to avoid them.
Historically speaking, the presence of wheels in Unix has never precluded their reinvention.
What about writing it first and rationalizing it afterwards?
You can never entirely stop being what you once were. That's why it's important to be the right person today, and not put it off till tomorrow.