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Most of the value proposition of Python is that it calls into fast native modules. Compiling Python itself helps a little, but it isn't that big of a deal. The most prominent Python JITs have been a failure because of the tight coupling between CPython and native modules.

Basically the entire Python ecosystem has deep integration into implementation details of CPython, if there was a runtime independent api like HPy, then the effort would be better spent migrating to it rather than building yet another half baked JIT.

This isn’t about Python

You can see it cause...you're a prophet right?

The man's called "blind pilot".

Not a prophet at all, but can you imagine 5 years ago, thinking that this was even possible?

What's so exciting about your software being made of code nobody can or wants to understand?

Can you not see how amazing this is?

A nuclear explosion is amazing, but I won't be excited about the nuke falling on my head.

You’re intentionally being obtuse