A shitload of altcoins have tried to find an ASIC-resistant hashing algorithm, to no avail.
Why this time should it be different?
Monero is taking a novel approach with the idea of RandomX. I believe the plan is if this is not successful as countermeasures that we give up and just go SHA-3 or something.
No, thats not the plan.
If RandomX fails, we assess the situation and make a decision how to move forward.
None of this pre-commitment nonsense. If we claim to be at all decentralized that is.