Beta wasn't better. VHS matched broadcast quality for less money and substantially more runtime per tape.

Dvorak isn't particularly better because typing speed isn't worth optimizing for if you are good enough and the difference if any is small.

Lua isn't better than js if it needs to run in the browser natively.

As with most things, I think that not only is "better" subjective, but such dogmatism is a sign that you are not considering that other relevant perspectives or context may exist that can disagree with you. I think true intelligence by definition requires humility and realizing that we can't know everything, there are things we don't know that we don't know, and the world is not so black and white.

> Dvorak isn't particularly better because typing speed isn't worth optimizing for if you are good enough

Is Dvorak even quicker? I tried learning it and found some quirks, for example, lots of English words end in "ght" (thought, bought, draught, taught, etc...) which is extremely awkward to type on a Dvorak layout (you need to strike all three with one finger whereas on QWERTY it's split between both hands so you can alternate).

I agree with your point though. I type 80+ WPM on QWERTY with no maintenance and honestly, I type way faster than I can even think about what to type (especially for programming). Now that my college essay days are way behind me, I don't think it even matters.