I don’t think a simple statement of “I see your concern, I’ll address it when I have time” is really that hard for one person to issue when the alternative is, as you’ve said, letting “a fucking clown show” fester on. It would’ve made my worries go away if the developer had said literally anything instead of radio silence for a year. Sure, no one is entitled to a developers time or attention. That developer is also not entitled to my trust or recommendation to others when a serious issue was swept under the rug for over a year. There’s no doing better when it comes to a matter of personal opinion on how a situation was handled.