[wkat4242]

I don't think it has to be anyway. When it becomes too consumer-focused, the value-add for us techies is lost. Because mainstreaming invariably comes with reduced power user features. Home Assistant is also heading in this direction with deprecating valuable stuff like raspberry pi gpio support.

I don't use Apple stuff anymore either because it's too restrictive for my usecases. I use FreeBSD and ungoogled Android now.

I don't want HA to go the same way. Of course what they do is up to them but I don't think everything should necessarily be for everyone. If FreeBSD (or Linux)+KDE was for everyone for example, it would no longer be for me.