Did you actually manage to remove a block without everything collapsing (eventually)? Then you must have an incredibly steady hand, it's nearly impossible to do as far as I can see. Which can also be interpreted as a metaphor for the state of the tech stack, I guess...
wow that’s a lot of HATE for a really well organized project with some great ideas. Killer job Ashton, you just built some skills they can’t take away from you.