It’s a bit like qwertz. Sure, it is not optimal, there are better alternatives available. But it is good enough, and it is universal. That trumps a 5% typing improvement on my own custom keyboard layout at the cost of not being able to use my coworkers keyboard.

Also, I dislike all of the alternate git frontends I tried, because they are opinionated in a way they clash with my workflow.

Moreover, I don’t think the git CLI is that bad. Once you learn some basic concepts, it makes a lot of sense and is pretty consistent.

Most problems people report stem from a refusal to learn the underlying structure and models. That is on them. And when using a different frontend, they don’t disappear either. They are just abstracted, to allow you to avoid learning them. But they are still there, and you will probably still need to know them at some point.