Also, most distros have the concept of stable releases. This provides a very valuable "focus point". It means that we don't just have to rely on the maintainers

Also, most distros have the concept of stable releases. This provides a very valuable "focus point". It means that we don't just have to rely on the maintainers. Users can review packages for reasonable behavior too, and this isn't made futile by constantly changing packages. Users and maintainers can focus on just the stable release and at a reasonable cadence, and this focus point being the same for all users means that it has value to everyone else, too.