No, it wasn't. I've been working in security since 1995. People have at times said that HTTPS was unnecessary for things like static content sites and blogs, sure. There has been pushback against the idea of doing HTTPS everywhere. But no serious person has ever pushed back against the need for HTTPS in some places. HTTPS and DNSSEC are not comparable. We've spent 25 years trying to have DNSSEC and not having it, and for a lot of us, the verdict is in: DNSSEC isn't necessary for a secure Internet.