I still do this but with F-Droid (or one of the nice frontends like Droidify). Will some new player come and give us some golden years of VC handouts and pre-e

I still do this but with F-Droid (or one of the nice frontends like Droidify). Will some new player come and give us some golden years of VC handouts and pre-enshittification decency? I hope so, but the barriers to entry are mighty.