I mean, I agree with that, sure, but I can't imagine it changing any time soon. Ultimately, the JPEG-XL team made the choice was made to standardize the format

I mean, I agree with that, sure, but I can't imagine it changing any time soon. Ultimately, the JPEG-XL team made the choice was made to standardize the format within the JPEG WG of ISO, and for better or worse, this has had a pretty substantial effect on adoption. Maybe next time make better choices.