> AHK's prime utility seems like hacking optimizations on inefficient-for-power-users gui software.

That's like saying shellscripts prime utility seems like hacking optimizations on inefficient-for-power-users cli software. Every poweruser has always demand for automation, independent of the interface, software and OS.

> because that OS is absolutely rife with annoying gui software written for the lowest common denominator of user.

And yet, Linux is even worse in that regard.