@mhoye Part is the arrogance in tech towards docs as a valid domain on its own.
I just read a blog post stating that we had no theory of what makes good docs. Come again? There's Information Mapping, Minimalism, EPPO, Funktionsdesign, etc. There are standards, conferences, journals, all about that exact question.
I'm a tech writer myself, and I have never contributed to a FrOSS project mostly because I can't stand the thought of having the same tired discussions there that I already had at work.