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That's actually not the only route to getting a constitutional amendment. If 2/3 of the state legislatures in the country call a constitutional convention they can amend the Constitution independently of the Congress.
Though the likelihood of that is also very slim.
If we have a constitutional convention, enough legislatures are currently dominated by gerrymandered Republican supermajorities that we will literally be living in a christo-fascist, antebellum-esque state.
We're actually closer to that right now, I think there are 4 states left who need to call for it.
The problem with this method is the end game is still the same, you need ratification from 3/4 of the states and that won't happen. Both sides will poison pill the other.
While I know the constitution allows for it, I don't think that has ever actually been invoked.
And right now, with more red states than blue, the last thing we want is a constitutional convention.
You're being downvoted but you're right. Right wing groups have been calling for a constitutional convention for years because they know they'd have outsized influence on it.
A constitutional convention isn't "let's tackle this narrow issue," it puts everything on the table. It'd be a disaster with the current makeup of the states.