I haven't read the article, but here's my comment on it. Everyone knows developed countries must have squatters rights. I haven't researched that, but I'll go ahead and assert it anyway. There are no facts or fact based opinions in my post. I'm gonna practice typing, and you're gonna waste your time reading this.
So you avoid open source projects, base your opinion on some crappy forum app, and when confronted with the fact that the crappy app in question was in fact from an 'algo interview' company, you write this long winded word salad about text editing on your phone.
You have no freaking clue what you're talking about. I feel sorry for your colleagues, and hope your trip back out of the valley is a pleasant one.
Glad to hear there are similar minded folks out there. These days I mostly just shut the fuck up and do what I need to do. Besides, if everyone listened to my advice, I wouldn't have the advantage that comes with the foresight.