What happens when eth go to POS, monero will be not miningable on cpu and threadripper will cost $200 ?
why do you think monero or another cryptonote algo currencies should not be CPU-friendly anymore?
Monero almost not miningable on cpu :
https://bitinfocharts.com/ru/comparison/monero-difficulty.htmlWhen eth pos start then huge amount amd cards (that great for cryptonight) go to monero and other coins.
So i think people will search better alternatives for cpu mining. Also in this year amd release 16 thread poccessor for masses, in next year intel do the same.