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A properly designed and manufactured one can be fine. The way the caliper load transfers to the fork leg is independent of the steerer diameter, the total brake load going through the headset bearings is limited by doing an endo, and we could all do those with rim brakes long before oversized steerers became common.
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Is a 1" disc fork a 1-way ticket to a fiery death?