koalie, As first-time attendee of the @w3c #w3cTPAC mid-September 2023, @patrickbrosset wrote a very interesting --and refreshing-- first impressions and explanation of how the "sausage is made" when it comes to web features and web standardization.
https://patrickbrosset.com/articles/2023-09-26-my-first-tpac-conference/