Mining is not the same as it was about 5 years ago. Maybe they’ll come up with something new.
Of course, mining is not the same as 5 years ago, because they constantly come up with something new.
The era of home mining has finally become a thing of the past, but thanks to the transition of Ethereum to the PoS algorithm, it may return again this year. But whether it will be possible to make money on it is a big question.