I suspect that you're confusing what marketers are telling people they should have and OEMs want to sell, with what people actually want. The industry is driven by new bike sales, and those of us who are happy with the bikes we have need to be convinced to change to keep things moving along.

Happy with 10s? But 11s has so much more to offer.

However, the reality is that compact does make sense for many. I set my bikes up up in ways that would be called compact almost 30 years ago, when it became hard to find freewheels and cassettes that started at 13 or 14t. But I still use 3 rings for touring.

Don't let marketers tell you what you need. Instead, decide on the gear range you want, and look for cassette and chainring combinations that will work for you. If you don't need the high gears that 53/12 or so produce, consider downsizing both or all three rings to match the desired high. For my part, I'd rather keep the tighter steps of a smaller cassette, and use a granny to get low down where I want it, but that's me.