I think Phoenix benefits by being the only game in town, and it's a much smaller town. Also, there was a moment in Rust history where people near the core Rust

I think Phoenix benefits by being the only game in town, and it's a much smaller town. Also, there was a moment in Rust history where people near the core Rust community were striving for a std library variant and that didn't go well, politically. There were several options already in the ecosystem and it was a pet project that would challenge incumbents.