Unfortunately there needs to be a proper scare before people start taking this type of thing seriously. Miners are just as lazy as everyone else it seems. The noble alternatives rarely get taken up unless there's a very compelling reason to do so.
We had had a few scares before, but once it passes nobody pays attention again. This seems to be a good idea - you contribute to the pool with maximum hashing power, so that the chances of you getting a share of the block reward is maximised. At the same time, the mining pool doesn't have the power to carry out a malicious attack.