We talk about that a bunch! I agree, though it's possible before that we'll figure out how to combine plant products in ways that make them taste very similar to meat. Impossible Foods is already impressively close.
I think the major barrier to mass adoption of this will be convincing the masses that they should try it. Too bad it can't be marketed as meat, at least not for long before getting caught.
Interestingly, consumers are more likely to try out vegan products if they don't say they're vegan on the front of the package...
The NYT article neglected to discuss that iirc
They've made it similar to ground beef I think.