Yes, Representative Republics are designed to be that way, which is why they won't solve their inherent systemic issues unless you manage to get a candidate in that replaces the whole thing with either a modernized Democracy (as in people have power instead of representatives) or rips out the least democratic aspects out of the system and replaces them with something more democratic.

That sounds like most of the terrible private companies are just companies that want to go public.

Lamentablemente no sorprende a nadie que quiera sacar protecciones útiles mientras que deja leyes basura en pie o sin modificación.

IIRC Calc, which is one of the alternatives that is closest to parity still needs a significant investment of time and resources to be on par with pre-Copilot Excel when it comes to performance and functionality.