Relatable, down to the Monero bros. 
I remember nostr:npub1lh273a4wpkup00stw8dzqjvvrqrfdrv2v3v4t8pynuezlfe5vjnsnaa9nk  suggesting a switch to something like optics based POW at one point, no idea whether that got any further since then.
Personally I think the network desperately needs more modern L1 mobile wallets, or self custody will die.