There&#x27;s a sort of resignation about the tone here, both in the article and the comments, which is very depressing.<p>Let&#x27;s take that punch, roll with it, and redirect its energy.  If centralized efforts, much like BDFLs, are looking like a good option for development cycles, okay.  How can we wield that knowledge, but also build lifecycles <i>around</i> it that can help us buy back the powers and critical freedoms of federated systems?