Softfork now is a political not primarily a technical challenge

People like

hate it because ultimately it represents a loss of power

But it is what it is.

You want to change bitcoin, get ready to lobby and grit your teeth for years, and maybe still not get what you want.

I think we will get ctv or something like it when/if lightning opens become "expensive" (for some whatever value tbd)

But it will be like watching yellowish tannish brown, but not totally dead, grass, not growing, next few years