Explain why this package exists

[AlekSi]

• proposal: spec: add &T(v) to allocate variable of type T, set to v, and return address golang/go#9097
• proposal: pointer package golang/go#38298
• proposal: spec: expression to create pointer to simple types golang/go#45624
• proposal: add package ptr provide pointer functions golang/go#61082
• proposal: pointer: new package for pointer allocation and dereference golang/go#64749

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• https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/apache/thrift/lib/go/thrift#BoolPtr
• https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/aws?tab=doc#hdr-Value_and_Pointer_Conversion_Utilities
• https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/aws?tab=doc#hdr-Value_and_Pointer_Conversion_Utilities
• https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/aws/smithy-go/ptr
• https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/carlmjohnson/new
• https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/go-courier/ptr
• https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/golang/protobuf/proto?tab=doc#Bool
• https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/google/go-github/v35/github#hdr-Creating_and_Updating_Resources
• https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/raksul/go-clickup/clickup#Bool
• https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/samber/lo#readme-toptr
• https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/siderolabs/go-pointer
• https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/stripe/stripe-go/v72#Bool
• https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/tsavola/pointer
• https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/turbinelabs/nonstdlib/ptr
• https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/wacul/ptr
• https://pkg.go.dev/go.uber.org/thriftrw/ptr
• https://pkg.go.dev/google.golang.org/protobuf/proto?tab=doc#hdr-Optional_scalar_constructors
• https://pkg.go.dev/k8s.io/utils/pointer
• etc.

[justjoeyuk]

Let's not forget stripe.String() zap.String() and the tons of libraries that have created their own stupid pointer conversion utilities.