I'd recommend reading the actual post carefully before claiming to having double checked anything and then going on judging using harsh language. You completely missed the 54k stars question presented and the context in which it was presented to the op.
Oh for god’s sake, cry me a river. Boo freaking hoo.
You go to the danger zone, you fucking stop and think, and you read the alerts, and make sure you understand what they actually say. Then you proceed, maybe. Like an adult. Next time, what, they’re going to mistake deleting a repository with changing its visibility?
If httpie is that good, they should be able to regrow their stars in no time. What a first-world problem to have indeed.