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It's simple:

Electron is great for developers because it allows them to easily build a cross platform app. Businesses love it for this reason.

Most users don't care. They barely realize what software is to begin with, and the mere suggestion that things could be different is baffling to them.

Then you have the highly technical users who know the software could be better, but isn't, because of the previous points.

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In my experience, some regular users also dislike the UX of websites as applications, and that's what Electron apps are. They feel heavier than native software, the UI elements tend to redraw and jump around unexpectedly, and the keyboard response is noticeably slower.

You can recognize them because they dislike the feel without even knowing what's an electron app. I can vouch they're not insecure about Electron.

Only if using DOM right? If someone ported a WebGL game to Electron the same 3D engine would be at play. Or 2D canvas for that matter. I think you're specifically referring to the overhead of browser DOM and how elements therein load, focus, apply styling, etc.

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