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So the goal post is JetBrains has to rewrite their stack in Kotlin native for Kotlin to not need the JVM?

The goal post is that Kotlin is able to stand on its own, without any dependency of JVM ecosystem, for its evolution as ecosystem.

A sign of maturity that Kotlin is grown enough to leave its parents foster home, and stand on its own without pay checks from its folks.

Eating your own dogfood has always been a milestone of maturity.