Given YAML is not a subset, but a superset of JSON, as you correctly noted, I'm not sure how you reached that conclusion.
> Or are the YAML maintainers incorrect?
I think you should check this page before making snarky comments: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superset
See also the comment below: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49476489
Offtopic note: I wanted to dig the wiki superset link up the lazy way, so searched for superset, and all I got was endless list of marketing trash links. Even on DDG. RIP, we are on the Dead Internet.