I really hope so too. I've been running a decently-profitable bootstrapped company for a few years now and it's been weird having potential investors/acquirers looking more at things like activity/growth metrics than dollar amounts and profitability. (Obviously, both are very important and I understand why an investor would look at what a cash infusion could do; but I generally lean toward dollar amounts, runway, margins, and traction being more important when valuing a company than how quickly I could theoretically scale up and pivot/expand into new markets).
I think there's a big disconnect in the world of "startups" (hyper growth) and "small businesses" (profitability and scaling), and bridging the gap between the two might have a net-positive impact on the market at large.