The rootless mood was only a huge pain in the ass because everyone was used to pathing usr&#x2F;local&#x2F;bin and brew, probably one of the most popular package managers, relies on a rootful env. Brew was definitely playing with fire and even though it was tricky getting shit to work again, I for one am glad they opted to go rootless at the behest of user convenience. Sometimes foul medicine is the best kind.