I hear you. It's amazing how much some company's code / projects is allowed to suck.
Not even "my" tiny-little-side-module inside the project source recompiles within 20 seconds... because of absurdly complex and large dependencies to the actual project code.
Yes, that would be a Google killer. If you somehow find the money to provide it for free.
Finding a novel way of searching is one thing. Finding a novel way of financing the whole endeavor (and not going the exact route Google is) is another.
Except cheaters would flock to the tournament-legal game mode because there's less cheaters. Why would they bother to try and win against other cheaters if there's a better chance to win against easier opponents?
Cheaters cheat so they win easier. They don't care about fairness.
Because nothing is ever being invented if not to replace something?
That argument is just wrong. If it was true there'd be exactly one drink and one food. Because we'd only invent something new if it was to replace the existing thing.
Factorio, Minecraft, and... Counter Strike. I exclusively play with a full squad of friends and even if we have a bad game, at least I'm spending time with my friends. Keeping contact with your friends is super important and getting harder every year. So it's quality time.
So belonging equals supporting and justifies destructive action?