Also, oranges are better than apples. Another unfair comparison.

The UI features and functionality of a video player is a lot simpler than something like Darktable or Lightroom.

Calling it a guide is misleading. It’s labeled as a list of alternatives and that’s what it is. Audio books are an alternative to reading, but it’s definitely not the same experience.

That’s not really a fair comparison. VLC development started in 1996. Darktable was first released in 2009. Give Darktable another 13 years of development and then you can make that comparison.