> I didn't "miss a lot", I just ignored it.

Yes, so did many others and now it has blown up.

> Who cares.

I think Ellen Dash, André Arko, Samuel Giddins, Martin Emde, and even Mike McQuaid could be proposed as individuals who care. In addition to the hundreds of people commenting here.

> While I haven't used it professionally in a while, it's still the language I most enjoy working in.

Perhaps now that you're up to date on some important issues in the Ruby community, you can get involved and help right the ship so the language you love will exist in a few years.