>>4325145>Bunch of obvious linux losers in here going on about backend behind-the-scenes detailIn other words, geniuses appreciating simplicity
You could learn how to grind your own lens, build a shutter, assemble a view camera, and manufacture an emulsion before you could fully understand how apple's a17 chip works. Dedicated cameras are so much simpler you'd be handcrafting M4 clones and spooling homemade B&W film in your garage before you finished that task.
There's also ideological purity - the simplicity of doing less stuff.