Every day the database merge doesn't reach production, Monero declines in practicality
Just to clarify - how much have you personally donated to cover the hundreds of man-hours that have been spent on the blockchainDB and lmdb implementation? Because hey, buddy, if you're not commensurately paying for it then you don't have permission to demand anything. At all. Ever.
That is a logical fallacy and you know it. In this particular context, cryptocurrency utility to development cost ratio is a race to the bottom.
So was this an impulse response to me neglecting to mention the hard work going on, or was it to cover some ineptitude? I pointed out a truth, not a demand
You didn't point out a truth, you merely asserted an opinion (which was promptly demolished).
Hectoring coders while one does nothing to help is a long-time pet peeve of FOSS devs.
There is a canonical quote on the matter, which I can't find ATM.

But I'm certain smooth, fluffy, pa, or Taco (who doubtless all know it by heart) can provide it.
Please try out the shiny new Win64 DB binary and provide feedback. Then you will have some (non-zero) standing to cast FUD about.