Funding is the key, yes. As far as I understand from Ben Lesh [0], a TC39 proposal needs a champion, and a champion can only be a TC39 member, and to become a T

Funding is the key, yes. As far as I understand from Ben Lesh [0], a TC39 proposal needs a champion, and a champion can only be a TC39 member, and to become a TC39 member you need a company financially sponsoring your place. So previously, when Netflix was sponsoring Jafar Husain, he was able to prepare and update the Observable proposal; but after he left Netflix, the Observable proposal has lost its champion. Ben isn't on TC39 (he wasn't there even when he was at Google, let alone now), so he can't move the needle forward. He mentioned one person — who I think was involved in the proposal for the pipeline operator — as being sort of interested; but not to the point of becoming a champion. Without a champion — which means without a strong interest by big companies — this proposal is fated to remain stalled. I believe I heard Ben say that he doesn't have high hopes for it anymore. [0] - If I remember correctly, he explains it here: https://youtu.be/IX86lE-skeQ?t=2107 https://youtu.be/IX86lE-skeQ?t=2107