Sounds like Elm is run by a benevolent dictator, as is common with open source, and ended up making a difficult design choice that a lot of people didn't like.

Sounds like Elm is run by a benevolent dictator, as is common with open source, and ended up making a difficult design choice that a lot of people didn't like. As a newcomer to the language, I've had a pleasant experience with the community (r/elm and the Slack channel). But I can imagine drama could quickly arise if you were to debate design choices with the team behind the language.