All software sucks, period (http://harmful.cat-v.org/software/). And occasionally I open HN and write a meandering description of why the current top software sucks. Apparently this is not taken well, so I guess I'll stop.
To some extent, I agree with you! appleseed is surely no exception. We're just trying our best to make it suck as little as possible :)
I think literature sucks, but I dont go to literature forums and criticize it. I just spend my time doing what I love.