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The original was posted on /r/nixos by /u/CorysInTheHouse69 on 2024-11-05 18:55:34+00:00.

EDIT: It seems no one is answering my actual question. I’m asking why was /run/current-system chosen over /usr. All of the answers explain how Nix works rather than a technical reason why /usr is not sufficient. To me it seems like /usr would have worked just as well as /run/current-system