> What does it mean when core says the "decision was mostly unanimous"? That doesn't sound like something a Bitcoin Core contributor would say. Could you point me to where you saw that? > How many people were in favour and how many against? You keep asking for a vote tally, but that's not how it works. Bitcoin Core isn't like an appointed set of cardinals voting in a conclave. Core contributors engage in technical discussion to improve each other's understanding and see what concerns have the best technical arguments. That's why it's not useful for non-contributors to go into a PR and say "NACK". > this is about "can I know how and the reasons why you took this decision? and what paramenters were considered?". Well, good news – you can. I pointed out a number of places that you can go to follow the discussions. > Can I say what I think when I contribute time and money (node) to the network? Yes, please do. Don't even ask for permission. Nostr is great for that. > Don't you think that maybe there is something important that needs to be better discussed here? I've seen plenty of discussion going on on social media in the last few weeks. It has allowed me to explore my own views and improve my understanding. I'm sorry you're not able to find the discussion equally useful. > and why do you assume I don't agree with this because I don't understand the technical aspect? I assume you don't understand technical aspects because you keep asking for explanations that you can understand. I also don't see any technical arguments from you, only ideological ones. If you don't understand how bitcoin works, it's easy to go wrong by being "ideological". You want what I want – a decentralized bitcoin. We get there through making the right technical choices, not by preaching ideology. The choices you want would contribute to bitcoin's centralization.

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1) I found it here (paragraph “how the decision was reached”. The exact wording is “….broad, though not perhaps, unanimous support). 2) the vote tally it’s more about “as an external I’d like to have a better view how decisions are achieved, just to know, not to interfere”. It’s mostly a demand for openness and transparency. I get that devs want to be left alone to do their job, but more transparency can’t hurt? Again, simply to witness, not to interfere 3) yes how the decision was achieved was shared, but I feel only after strong opposition was voiced (might be wrong here) 4) I do find the discussion valuable, and I am simply asking for more of it. Perhaps I got defensive cause I got the perception that mind was made up and my viewpoint was dismissed as dumb. I’m sorry if I fell in that, I’m here to exchange ideas not to fight or insult
5) you are right, I’m definitely more comfortable in the ideological than the technical. I guess that like most in this debate I got scared as it seems like the technical is the only thing that matters and the ideological is not involved anymore. I think this is the main thing that got people up. But granted, I might be an idiot who is panicking over nothing because does not get the technical 100%, but I guess what worried some of us is a closeness and non-ideological approach. Lastly, btc cannot not be messy and confusionary (because it is open to everyone), and I hope we all get through this together. Sometimes I see the point that we should open the gate and let the market decide, that’s the way we should achieve consensus together, organically and without barriers. But then I get scared if the market decides for btc being a not monetary network, and if this happen I’ll lose faith forever in finally having a world of sound money and cooperation. Maybe I’m too emotionally involved in this and my feelings cloud my judgement. Anyway thanks a lot for the engagement man, much appreciated, and much love to you!