> There is plenty of resources and Python 2 support is neither a burden nor this burden in any way increasing.

Aside from what others have said, NumFOCUS is woefully underfunded. If you're interested in seeing continued development of NumPy and other amazing scientific Python packages, you should think about contributing!

https://www.numfocus.org

(Not a NumFOCUS person although I occasionally volunteer with them and definitely donate on a recurring basis.)