Completely agree, it seems like there is this consistent drumbeat of "nobody is working on big things", "devs are working on widgets instead of curing cancer" a

Completely agree, it seems like there is this consistent drumbeat of "nobody is working on big things", "devs are working on widgets instead of curing cancer" and here you have a group _trying_ to make some impact on core quality of life things for people and the criticism is essentially that it's not as easy (aka "floundering") as knocking out a Facebook app.