I agree, but pretty sure that 90% of the average users doesn't need geo-replicated safety. It's nice to have, of course, but does it worth it? You can buy a couple of HDDs for multiple backup copies and it's an order of magnitude cheaper.
maybe it is possible to be more specific and say "I am consistently impressed with the thoughtful API abstractions Andrew Godwin develops". There are other great Django developers of course, but he is just insanely good.