alt Hacker NewsI do mention this in like the first paragraph. I don't feel great about it, but I've listened to these issues for years now during contributor summits and Git Merge talks and while it's always seemed problematic, I thought they would come up with a good solution. This last Git Merge confirmed that it's close to the switch and not in any way solved or improved. I don't want to just go with it for groupthink reasons. I never thought it was a good idea and I have said that, but we have a last chance to rethink this, so I'm curious if I'm alone or in the silent majority.
Your argument is persuasive and well illustrated. I think the problem is the intro paragraphs come off as too certain of catastrophe which, when juxtaposed with your claim that "smarter people than me have been working on this", makes it sound like you don't actually believe they're smarter than you. The rest of your essay feels fair and not judgmental.