Your hunch may be right, but I'm optimistic because a) I don't believe it's a concerted initiative, and b) at least some of the toe-dipping seems to be happenin

Your hunch may be right, but I'm optimistic because a) I don't believe it's a concerted initiative, and b) at least some of the toe-dipping seems to be happening for genuinely 'this is better for all of us' sentiments. This potentially wishful thinking may end up being proven wrong, but ultimately what we all have going on now simply isn't tenable over the next 10+ years, so any and all kinds of experiments are probably a good thing.