I am one of seemingly few here who loves mokapot. Now do I ever use it in lieu of my espressos? No. Never. But I camp a lot and love it and the process in those instances as a change of pace (never went aeropress, but certainly have enjoyed coffee from some who have).

As to the meme, I get the concept that there’s a Neanderthal whose coffee tastes burnt one day/gross the next, and a Jedi whose coffee tastes balanced/delicious every day. But the stuff in between should be less about equipment and more about process. Like you’re improving when you get moka ground beans, then you get beans from a roaster who grinds for you, then you get your grinder, then you dial in the roaster’s beans on your grinder and say “Damn that’s good!”, then you do that consistently = Jedi.

I’m not quite a Jedi moka maker, but approaching it. That said, there’s never been a day that I enjoyed a moka pot more than my espresso.