99.999% of what Electron does may be achieved bundling your content into a single HTML file on your desktop. For the remaining .001% you are paying a ridiculous

99.999% of what Electron does may be achieved bundling your content into a single HTML file on your desktop. For the remaining .001% you are paying a ridiculous prize in terms of performance and space utilization. Electron does not solve a "massive problem". It solves a very minor problem. But web developers are precisely the people who rather than studying the target's platform or studying their own platform (you probably don't need Electron) would just do the most nonsensical thing that comes to mind.