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  "path": "/t/instant-past-value-constant/24297#post_4",
  "publishedAt": "2026-05-12T19:21:51.000Z",
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  "textContent": "I think it would make sense to use a different definition: `Instant::MIN`. This would be always the earliest representable instant, so there is no arbitrary choice. It would be useful in more situations, such as the start of a range of instants, or guards against numeric overflow.\n\nIt would have to be documented as platform-specific, and not guaranteed to remain the same on each platform, of course.",
  "title": "`Instant::PAST_VALUE` constant?"
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