I reckon it would depend on the actual setup.
Apparently it has been. It took over a year to even gather/accept the idea of kms. And even then it was only really done at the same time it became default in Arch.
It seems it will have to take about the same amount of time to be convincing about the idea that it isnt the whole solution.
And some people have been making a point to mention how much work has gone into this round of updates - in particular in relation to plymouth.
I have no idea why its been such a time sink. But according to the people doing the time it has been.
As to the merit of the discussion. Its about the same as its always been.
But the personal impetus among users to do something about it seems to grow over time.