If you would want to attack Bitcoin, you would attack every part of the network (dev, miner, node). Since you cannot stop or control it, you would damage it as much as possible. One such method is the age old "divide and conquer" tactic. Some people are very good at this. And to me it looks exactly like that. Today we have a lot of group infighting, which damages the whole Bitcoin network. Don't let yourselves be divided! P.S. If you observe your personal reaction to something and it evokes strong emotions, you are probably being manipulated.

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I agree. I don’t feel particularly pressured, but I do find Core’s behavior questionable. If the issue was that nodes can be routed around, that could have been addressed by tightening the OP_RETURN limits at the consensus level, rather than expanding the attack surface in Bitcoin. At the same time, I think this reflects a very natural dynamic: closely connected people tend to avoid openly contradicting one another. In my last post, I outlined how I believe this situation developed. View quoted note →