Ouch. I have a Librem 5 that I bought on pre-order, that lead time ended up being 4 years :-) I was okay with waiting. I never really paid much attention or tried to figure out what's going on with the company, but I do think they are doing important work and that they are worth supporting and have earned some understanding. However in my opinion, the new price is a bit too much. Though I do understand costs have gone up because of the pandemic, especially electronic components.
So if you have money burning a hole in your pocket and are okay with delayed-gratification, please join me in helping support the development of a Linux phone ecosystem.