Honestly, I thought it was serious because I’ve seen people do things exactly like this, just in different languages.
By “this” I mean “spend all their time fighting against the language/framework because they don’t like it, rather than just picking a different language.”
There can be good reasons for choosing a language that you otherwise don't like.
Eg legacy software, or because your boss tells you, or because of legal requirements, or because of library availability etc.