I know it's called plasma, and I don't know if it's actually plasmas fault, don't judge me, it's for the meme
Still don't understand the purpose of wayland besides cleaner code and easier updates for kernel level stuff.
X11 has been fairly updated with all the features people wanted and needed anyway. Just because no one uses all of its niche and antiquated plugins and extra stuff, doesn't mean its inherently an outdated program.