Then state the better solution. Besides, I'm not saying it's the best because it's most common, or even that its the best at all. It just makes it difficult to

Then state the better solution. Besides, I'm not saying it's the best because it's most common, or even that its the best at all. It just makes it difficult to understand the argument that SQL sucks when its so widely used and no one can agree on an alternative. Including in new databases which could opt for these "new and improved" variants. I grant that there is a first-mover advantage and it's not easy to shift paradigms. That's a big factor. That's why I am honestly - not rhetorically - asking which query language is clearly better than SQL? And why do people keep making new challengers instead of backing something that's already better than SQL? There seems to be very little support for these query languages despite many people saying SQL sucks and they want a redo.