Why is git log on large repos slower when outputting to tty?

From: Henry Qin <root@hq6.me>
Date: Oct 17, 2024, 17:46 UTC
Message-ID: <CAO8bsPASzxoEwiYd7ABf4YZuyTexFnf2B2DXap6xsA6d98DAAw@mail.gmail.com>

Details in my Stackoverflow question:

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/79099095/why-is-git-log-significantly-slower-when-outputting-to-a-tty

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