I think most of them got into being a Core dev because they have a passion for Bitcoin. It is a volunteer position. They get some money from donations and grants but are not bound by any contracts. This sounds to me like the type of people we want working on Bitcoin. Independent freedom-minded coders that do what they do for the good of the network. People are accusing them of having been influenced by some huge payout from a special interest with no evidence. If that were true that would be very concerning and all the hate being directed their way would be justified, but if it's not true we are dragging good people through the mud unjustly. I'm just trying to get people to take a step back and take a look at this objectively. They all likely hold a decent amount of Bitcoin themselves, so why would they burn down the network if they have a large stake in its success? If we drive them away with accusations, what happens with the hole in development that creates? I've seen many of them trying to explain their reasoning in good faith. They seem mostly united in their position on this matter. Did every single one of them get co-opted by whatever boogieman (Citrea, the CIA?) people are afraid of? Not one of them spoke out to the community when approached with a pile of cash in exchange for destroying Bitcoin? We really need to get back to discussing this change on the merits and stop with the character assassination attempts is all I'm saying.