We could have decided to double-down on growing that enthusiast
segment, but, first, that's not what the people who showed up to do the
work decided; and second, I actually think we continue to serve the
hackers and tinkerers very nicely with the spins and nonproduct option.
What we're not doing is expanding
I'm not suggesting that Fedora not expand into a new market segment. I'm simply suggesting that you not abandon existing users in order to do so.
I also think you're also kind of setting up an argument against
something no-one is for. "Secure by default" is a not a well-defined
term,
I can't quite parse that, but I think you are intentionally misunderstanding what I wrote. "Secure by default" might not be a detailed specification, but it is certainly understood as a general user expectation, one that I think Fedora has heretofore generally met.