… and then LuaJIT converts started saying “don't ever use the traditional C API, it's so slow and indirect, and the FFI is so easy”, and then anyone not running

… and then LuaJIT converts started saying “don't ever use the traditional C API, it's so slow and indirect, and the FFI is so easy”, and then anyone not running LuaJIT lost access to a bunch of libraries who stopped caring about the old ways.