A project like this which doesn't need to be represented by a democracy, because it is not meant to represent everybody. In these kinds of projects, it's often beneficial to have someone break through stalemates and say "this is what needs to be done".<br><br>Unfortunately in the real world, we do need democracies to represent everybody for governance. Otherwise we end up with situations where leaders inherit powers long past their ability to lead. Plus morally you want a form of government that is accountable to everybody,(reply>), I think it is even in this project important and good that people called him out on his bullshit. Instead of focusing on maybe making Python easier accessible or faster than it already is, he wastes his time on a notation that doesn't change anything on speed, only makes your code two lines shorter at a time, and makes Python less accessible - if someone uses the walrus operator and decides to share his code online, beginners will be blown away by the large amount of stuff they don't understand; without such "synonyms" in language, it will become understandable for everyone. It is just the equivalent of using fancy words when there are much simpler alternatives; it confuses beginners and scares them off unnecessarily.