But who cares if they gain traction? I don't need it to gain traction for me to be able to make use of it correctly and efficiently. In fact, I probably need the opposite, for it to not gain traction, so I can focus on using it and improving it for myself only.
This is a general comment; it might not apply to your personal use-case.
If it does not gain traction then it's irrelevant in the global software field.
You can have fun with it, but it won't make a difference, so from the point of view of the software market it won't exist.