disconcerting is definitely a good word for it. i have this sense that if i just stick with the core rails framework than at least all the basic functionality i could need are very unlikely to be abandoned. with flask its like every tiny aspect of the functionality is relying on 20 different individuals whom may or may not have really known what they were doing in the first place and/or aren't around to keep up with it and keep it updated for whatever base dependancy they wrapped around. flask is just so much hacky wrapping and scabbing on. my gut doesn't trust it to grow big with
