Acknowledged, but said maintainers need to learn to cope with the relentless advance of technology. Any software engineer with a long career needs to be able to do this. New technology comes along and you have to adapt, or you become a fossil.

It's totally fine on a personal level if you don't want to adapt, but you have to accept that it's going to limit your professional options. I'm personally pretty surly about learning modern web crap like k18s, but in my areas of expertise, I have a multi-decade career because I'm flexible with languages and tools. I expect that if AI can ever do what I do, my career will be over and my options will be limited.