personally i think core maintainers should have left the default unchanged and if node operators wanted to increase it manually they could i also think node operators should have more options, in general, one of the reasons i donate my time to building out opensats all that said, i do not think changing the default will “kill bitcoin” or represents a major change to the network, these transactions are valid and being confirmed regardless, lots of fear peddling that is unproductive

That makes sense. I am not generally someone who enjoys peddling fear. And I do not think it will break bitcoin. I do wonder what will change with this update though. Seems like there are potential consequences that people are ignoring. And I feel like there is a lot of gas lighting which is a red flag for me.