The answer to this should be yes.
The popularity would go down a lot. It's one of the main perks anyone can drive them I'd imagine. But it's silly really. There need to be laws in place. It's not like e-scooters are only around for a few months...
I do too.
But my E-Bike has effictively replaced train/bus/car for shorter distances whenever I want to get somewhere rather quick and without breaking out into sweat.
Or for Photo-Tours through nature with a big camera backpack for example.