local man in uncontested lead continues to kick self in balls

No, you're wrong here. This isn't elitist at all, you don't understand the dangers that come from a society which asks questions to a magic answer box which the elite of society have programmed.

an unelected billionaire storming into US agencies, installing his unqualified and unapproved lackeys, purging civil servants, seizing access to sensitive data and payments, unilaterally eliminating federal agencies: fine

identifying the lackeys: illegal

I don’t really understand why people want a VC backed company to win against an open governed OSS project run by volunteers. I guess people fail to understand that if the company win, they will extract their value.

I don’t know who needs to hear this…but cover your damn mouth when you cough or sneeze.

The best software is built by engineers who have empathy for their users. They're fully dialed into their needs.