doesn't this encourage the bad practice of doing large commits containing multiple things instead of independent and discrete changes?
i guess its still very useful if you are working somewhere where that bad practice is enforced.
What advantage does this have over git blame view?
Presumably this is so you don't forget about a bunch of small changes when making a large commit. However, for me, right before I do a commit, I always do a diff to make sure what I'm about to commit is what I intended to, which has the nice side effect of seeing all the changes and reminding me for the commit message.
Is this not the common way most people commit?