LOL this was my exact thought. I actually kinda like the way it looks, but it has the same energy as an engineering student inventing his own ebike in the 1980s.
The social ecosystem around FOSS is so horribly toxic. There's an "upper middle class" of power user that aren't quite developers, that insult everyone with less experience, and openly harass the developers themselves. I honestly don't know how FOSS can expand adoption as long as these people exist. They are a dual-edged sword that disincentivizes both new adoptees and long term app support.
This is really telling. Coal industry receives large government subsidies, and solar is getting put behind a lot of red tape and permitting, etc. And despite these efforts it is still catching on.
Honestly same. And to be clear, that is absolutely no disrespect to Anson Mount et al, the rocks were simply that good.