It’s an art thing. Without barricades it makes the Space look more open and “clean.” You see little examples like that often in simple ways- people who put things on their dash or rear parcel shelf or the car for instance- giving physics an instant weapon against them in the case of a collision or jolt. It’s the same logic between a home with a baby and without. “Why do I need to put covers on my outlets? No competent ad able adult is going to be put in danger by this...” same thought- “you’d have to be a real careless moron to just walk right down a flight of stairs- and this space isn’t for running or anything. People can pay attention to their surr- oops..”
Tl:dr- aesthetics. There’s a point for all of us where we will sacrifice safety or function for an aesthetic we prefer. Usually accompanied by the thought that “only a moron would hurt themselves on this...” ignoring that accidents can and do happen even to the most fastidious and intelligent.
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