To the contrary @jamshark70 has suggested that agreeing on “standard” usage (in terms of docs and guiding new users) would bring more focus to the core. The quarks will still be there for all those excited by the expressive possibilities and dialects that SC has.
Both Scott and Nathan have explained well that “officially supported” quarks (dev-maintained) are not at odds with a smaller core, rather, it’s part of the solution.
In the above post Scott has given the road map of how to do it. Lucile has even made a pretty picture (in addition to a great explication of the problem!).
I mention this because unless the nuance is embraced, a false dichotomy will keep us chasing our tails. The solutions are there, what remains is a lot of legwork…