“If this is a trend, I’m in favor. It is definitely not a step backward for anyone. It is not a step at all, and it’s perfectly reasonable.”
1) How is going out of your way to put on a hat and jacket in honor of davening not a step up from not doing anything special in honor of davening.
2) Why are you in favor of people not wearing hats and jackets, why do you care how they choose to present themselves? Can it be that they make you feel uncomfortable with your own level of appreciation towards davening.
3) Also you never finish you last sentence- what is perfectly reasonable.