Sorry you've been stung before! Capacitor is definitely here to stay. The project has been taking off recently and is powering the majority of apps for our users and customers today. Also we're starting to see more platforms that used to be powered by Cordova start to switch to Capacitor so that should further solidify its staying power.
I've been stung by ionic/drifty a couple of times, but I really hope this project survives. There are some great ideas here.