>> People will keep running X without issue for a very long time

> Opinions are divided on that matter.

I feel like those holding the opposite opinion are pretty clearly wrong and it seems to be some kind of hubris. Fortunately their opinion is not binding.

> The reality is that many of the developers of Xorg have abandoned in in lieu of Wayland and many Wayland developers,

Not an issue. It doesn't need a lot of maintenance. It's "done". Source is available too. Just needs minimal effort to keep the lights on. As long as someone is interested in running it, as many will be, it will happen.