Can someone elaborate? I thought this is about the TypeScript compiler and some fork.

I kinda figured when left-pad happened this wasn't going to be the end of NodeJS's troubles.

It goes without saying, far older technologies seem more interesting, and have none of the drama Node has at this point.

SJWs destroying yet another open source project.

At least it is node. Nothing of value will be lost.

Node really is self-destructing right before our eyes.

The leadership rewrote their rules to avoid having to ban two toxic individuals that the community reported for massive amounts of sexist and violent abuse directed at both the Node community and the general public.

Node community members who have spoken up about the two toxic individuals are getting ridiculed, harassed, and labeled 'alt-right' or' red pillers' and banned from Node discussion channels.