This is the classic open-source “fuck you with a smile” response.
Since open source is free and open, it really can’t fuck you. You can however screw yourself by relying on it to do your work for you.
As you say, few people have the skills, time and desire to fix these sorts of problems, and that means you can’t rely on open source to fix them for you.Fortunately, there is a simple solution to this called “money” which companies have and which can be given to a developer with the skills who will magically convert that money into the time and desire to fix the problem.