You're correct to point out that a lot of the opposition might be oblivious to Moore's law in addiction to the chain size growing slower than rate of technological advancement in general, or they're just using it as a red herring.
There are also a number of IBD improvements in the pipeline, so it might actually become more feasible to run bitcoind on a microcomputer again. Swiftsync especially should be a gamechanger
You're preaching to the choir :)
You're correct to point out that a lot of the opposition might be oblivious to Moore's law in addiction to the chain size growing slower than rate of technological advancement in general, or they're just using it as a red herring.