I agree with you.
Linux phones have always been important and some ad-blocking controversy (which I don’t know the details about) isn’t making it more important than before.
Linux on desktop is now user friendly and I hope one day will reach that on phones too, even if for now it sounds way too complicated for me.
It’s encouraging to see people making their banking apps on alternative OS, as that would be the main obstacle for me if I wasn’t able to pay with my phone nowadays .