I'll make the opinion purely from a self-interested developer standpoint: I'd rather push the web forward and have it at least stay "somewhat" close to native

I'll make the opinion purely from a self-interested developer standpoint: I'd rather push the web forward and have it at least stay "somewhat" close to native (no it'll never be better) and constantly learn new features... rather than: .... have it lag behind native even more and thus create even more pressure on myself, my company, and my career to adopt, learn, and build native alongside web.