Jeezus - I've been away for awhile too

So what's the deal with Grin? They published a comparison to Zcash, but nothing head to head with Monero -
https://github.com/mimblewimble/grin/wiki/Grin-and-MimbleWimble-vs-ZCashLooks like Grin has a long way to go before it can be considered competition for Monero imho. But that being said, I do think the Monero Dev Drama could be some cause for concern

I was away for quite a while too and only recently sort-of "back" but really just lurking a bit tryin put just a toe back inna water sorta.
So seems to me maybe 'drama' ramped up kinda when right after Fluffy sort of went off the rails...? Coincidence?
WTF really goin' on? Seems to me maybe gotta be "more than meets the eye" for the simple reason that as far as privacy/fungibility goes MONERO ACTUALLY WORKS and *THAT* my dear friends, is GOTTA be one of the BIGGEST THREATS OF ALL CRYPTO at ALL to the entrenched power-structure of this planet.
amirite? or WTF?