There are two undeniable facts: 1) the Python ecosystem has gone exponential. Its only really comparable to javascript in ubiquity but arguably addresses a much

There are two undeniable facts: 1) the Python ecosystem has gone exponential. Its only really comparable to javascript in ubiquity but arguably addresses a much bigger problem space: it represents the closest to democratization of information processing since spreadsheets but with enormously wider applicability. 2) the computing hardware landscape that will enable the next stage of widely distributed information processing is a complete mess. Very difficult to utilize fully, monumental lock-in, etc. Modular put 1+2 together and came with a proposal. Whether the rest will be history depends not so much on their technical ability to deliver but how they position this versus the vast potential user community. So far they follow a carefully choreographed VC driven marketing playbook that is kinda distasteful. Its not clear if this is a case of the end goal justifying the means. People crying loudly for "open source" are on the one hand an indication of the governance and incentives challenges lying ahead. On the other hand they don't seem to be volunteering the massive salary spend that is required to move this mountain. Minimally, this project helps outline what "good looks like" in this domain. If they fail to change the world there is always other talented people to try to retrace the path without taking the wrong turns.