OP return size doesn't affect UTXO bloat, which was/is the biggest issue.
Node-level filtering doesn't realistically affect what gets put into the timechain for consensus transactions that someone is willing to pay for.
So I think those who are concerned about those issues and are bearish enough on monetary transactions (i.e. they don't think they'll price those other things out over the long run) should focus on consensus changes. Those likely won't get anywhere either, but it would be less performative.
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Lyn..tons of respect for your intellect
But don't you think it is hard to appropriately price storing data FOREVER?
The issue is fiat agents can bloat the network with NFTs and pass on the fiat mispricing to node runners. The OP RETURN debate can be a bit of a red herring bc it does not adequately address the root problem. BUT there is an unadressed problem introduced by ordinals and it HAS to be addressed. Filter afficionados are directionally correct.
i think this post describes the disconnect between the two camps perfectly:
On one side we have the autists who are like: "this doesn't solve the problem, so let's remove it"
on the other side we have the idealists who say:
"even if it doesn't work, we have to virtue signal some kind of anti spam message"
