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Make (=>) polykinded (:: k -> k -> Constraint)

Would it be a good idea to treat => in -XQuantifiedConstraints as

type family
  (=>) :: k -> k -> Constraint where
  (=>) = Implies0
  (=>) = Implies1
  (=>) = Implies2 ..
class    (a => b) => Implies a b
instance (a => b) => Implies a b

class    (forall x. f x => g x) => Implies1 f g
instance (forall x. f x => g x) => Implies1 f g

class    (forall x y. f x y => g x y) => Implies2 f g
instance (forall x y. f x y => g x y) => Implies2 f g
..

or will this get too confusing? This means type signatures like the ones from #14942 (closed)

oneTwo   :: (forall x. semi x => Semigroup x) => Free semi Int

nil      :: (forall x. mon  x => Monoid x)    => Free mon Int

together :: (forall x. mon  x => Monoid x)    => [Free mon Int]

could equivalently be written

oneTwo   :: (semi => Semigroup) => Free semi Int

nil      :: (mon  => Monoid)    => Free mon Int

together :: (mon  => Monoid)    => [Free mon Int]

I'm not sold on this idea myself. It's quite possible this would screw with the parser.

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Version 8.2.2
Type Bug
TypeOfFailure OtherFailure
Priority normal
Resolution Unresolved
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