Of course it is - and that's what people do. The reason for the parent article is that there ARE people that would like to continue to use Python the language,

Of course it is - and that's what people do. The reason for the parent article is that there ARE people that would like to continue to use Python the language, and their existing source code/libraries, but would like not to deal with the GIL. Just because it is not a priority for you doesn't mean it isn't for others.