So is there a project/protocol that everyone can get behind? If what is claimed here is true (wayland is a bad protocol) that might help explain the slow devel

So is there a project/protocol that everyone can get behind? If what is claimed here is true (wayland is a bad protocol) that might help explain the slow development. I mean hackers might not like doing the boring stuff, but they'll do even the boring stuff on a project that's exciting, technically innovative or excellent, etc.