That’s a real non-answer. I thought you felt strongly about this? MARA already had Slipstream and Libre Relay already existed pre v30 and was there any issue with mempools?.. So why did Core need to sanction new defaults and had originally slated deprecation of datacarriersize entirely? That last point is important if you want to engage this topic properly. I think that is what forced the BIP110 hand to counter, how far Core were willing to go even if they didn’t pull the trigger - they showed their hand and forced the issue. Core is always going to be under attack, it’s the weakest Link in Bitcoin. Having paid Devs at this point is making it worse - either Devs have been around long enough and understood it well enough to free themselves from needing a monthly paycheck or they shouldn’t be touching it. If that means Bitcoin dev slows down 80% I don’t think anyone in the crowd you’re criticising would have a problem with it. Eric is no better than Luke and in many ways worse. I respect his brain more but he’s softer than a wet paper bag; if he had the lead implementation I’d give Bitcoin a year before it fell over from something he missed but was warned about and dismissed. His ego is out of control; not that Luke is much better. But back to the original point - Core started this, you’re complaining about reactions; fair enough. Core could end this by reverting v30 - should they do that for the good of Bitcoin? Or should we have a Mexican standoff play out which benefits absolutely fucking no-one and almost certainly someone is getting shot in the head by the end of this?