I don't think it's a downer attitude or a self-fulfilling prophecy. It's just the physics of human nature and governance (or lack thereof). If you're designing a building you're not being a downer if you take into account gravity, you're not being pessimistic if you inform someone that their proposed balcony design just can't be built. You won't get this new standard widely adopted. It sounds really well thought out and could be the basis for a personal or other fork. But you won't get a critical mass of clients and relay operators on board. Nobody will at this stage, for any such proposed standard, no matter how well thought out. We've simply reached a stage where (a) all we have is lobbying and (b) no lobbying effort will ever be enough.