Thanks for taking the time to write this all out. I'll ponder what you said here and really hope you find someone to keep supporting you! Early is making very good progress lately. Full network simulations, the utilities are in place, and the PR should be ready for final review in a few weeks from what I'm reading. Weak blocks are at least discussed a lot, afaik spiral is doing some research in how they might help us with fee estimation and propagation. Stuff takes time to propagate, and a perfect global view is indeed impossible. We have the slowest block times for a reason, and I think all these things really work together to get us as close to a fair chance at getting the best templates (though as you say, that might not be the top priority at the moment).