Agreed, but remember that you need growth on the other end of that. We're seeing some degrowth in the solution space right now, 2 tribes forking off, lost an alternative implementation, ragequits to AI... if there's only things being chipped off the whole, then growth has to happen before there is nothing left.

I personally wouldn't mind a smaller, more focused community. There are plenty fronts where things are constructive still and it's ok for now. However, do note that the loudest people on the side that was pestering the BIP-110ers for lulz are not among the constructive ones either, yet they nearly all have their pet BIPs themselves.