> It makes sense to stick with ancient and niche platforms that have been pored over for 30-40 years by very slow and deliberate developers when someone may die, the environment may be ruined, or millions of dollars in damage may occur if something breaks.

Contradicted yourself in one sentence!

If a single person dying is going to cost million dollars of damage, it makes sense to not use software or platforms where the developer pool is a about as big as the number of french Jugglers with Wilsons Disease