I mean, yeah, at this point if I showed up at an A group ride with 23s people would probably think I'm wacky and out of date for using narrow tires when everyone knows that the pros are using wider tires these days.
I really don't care because I have fairly heavy bomb-proof wheels, and also you can just ride around potholes. If I cared that about "plush", I'd be a downhill MTB racer, instead of a doofus riding a 40 year old bicycle.