Pixel 8 here, still running stock Android but rooted to enable a few apps i like and won’t give up.

No plans to move to Graphene or Lineage

This is hella encouraging. Thank you for picking up the torch and good luck.

Aight thanks! This is definitely how I think of them. I don’t code at all or run a community, so most of the differences I am aware of weren’t relevant to me.