There are no bosses, there are…

There are no bosses, there are no admins, no one alone matters, there is no sudo.

We can't decide what's spam or valid transactions, we can't decide what non-consensus rules should take preference, we can't even decide how to best assign numbers to BIPs

And that's a feature, not a bug. Bitcoin is not democratic or autocratic. It's not even that meritocratic. It does have plutocratic tendencies. If you have enough corn to dump of the fork you don't like you can send a powerful market signal. See Bitcash.

Everyone is just doing their best (and their worst) based on their preferences.

Some people are want payments, some ppl don't want to touch it for a 100yrs. How do we even sync a node from genesis in 5000yrs?...

I think it's fair for ppl to not want to fund research/development that they don't like. Also to advocate for not funding things they don't like. Bitcoin is designed to have different interests co-existing, bitcoin thrives in that model.

Sure it sucks when it's against something I personally want. Sure call it out. Air out the laundry.

That's also fair game.

Personally I love the optimism of non-strings research, that's a spontaneous order preference. That's why I participate in those initiatives.

Non-market driven influence doesn't come without risks. Philanthropy can skew natural market tendencies. For good and bad.

I think there is a lot of noise and unnecessary drama around bitcoin core development. But, there will always be. It's no longer a cathedral, but with its zero-sum consensus, it's not a bazaar either.

I think many on the ossification camp, come from a "why ruin a good thing" mental model. Sometimes that fear can paralize them. And the folks who want major changes also exaggerate the need of them to get traction. This polarizes things further.

Voluntary anarchocapitalism is messy.

Bitcoin will always be messy.

Enjoy it ✌️