Core 30 is a major controversial change to btc, which in itself is cause for alarm. A major change requires sound reasoning on a major level. I have yet to see any arguments for this change that do not come from either shitcoiner scammers/ideological purists/autistic technocrats/nepotistically appointed "devs" with limited experience and undisclosed affinities. None of these arguments are sound nor make any real sense; the gist of them all seems to variations on "calm down and trust me bro", or " btc is magical and immune to harm because it is magical and immune to harm", which just isn't enough in light of what's at stake here. Add to this the fact that core 30 provides clear benefits for interests that are actively opposed to bitcoin's main purpose: to be sound money and a viable alternative to the broken fiat system. This change only benefits spammers looking for fiat gains, perverts looking for a way to share their perversions, and malicious actors like banks and state agencies looking to sabotage the only real challenge to their crumbling power structure. The rest of us have no need for it. On the contrary; using money as data storage makes it less viable as money, which means this change would be detrimental even if it only led to more "harmless" spam. These facts combined should be enough to make you pause and consider whether the concerns that Matt and other are raising are just hyperbole and scare tactics, or whether there is a real threat here. Just follow the money for fuck's sake.