Thank you for taking the time to answer. Says a lot.

Wow bro, you’re crushing it!

I’m less looking for an answer and more wanting an honest dialogue to occur. We may be past that though. Personally It doesn’t bother me if a person advocates for something that benefits them financially. It is certainly relevant to a debate though.

If it’s relevant to the debate then it can’t be “Ridiculous”. I assume does have Bitcoins best interests at heart. I’m not implying anything, I’m trying to clarify directly from Jameson a charge leveled at him.

Thank you for the response, I’m going to push back a bit, you say that Citrea doesn’t “need” larger OP_RETURN. My question is more along the lines of does Citrea benefit from larger OP_RETURN?. To be clear, my intent is not to attack your character, but allow you to respond directly as this is a common criticism I hear. I see a lot of people talking past eachother on this issue . Then devolving into personal attacks and emotional appeals.

Do you stand to financially benefit from the OP_RETURN limit changes in Bitcoin Core, and if so, is this financial interest influencing your advocacy for these changes?

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Thanks, I haven’t really followed the details of this debate enough to have a meaningful opinion. I’m sure has answered this charge already. I just haven’t seen a direct answer. I understand it’s very easy to get “Triggered” especially once a discussion has already devolved into personal attacks and appeals to emotion. I’m confident the best Bitcoiners can stay above all that. After reading Jamesons article on it brings up some important context regarding Luke’s history with core, security practices, incentives, beliefs, etc. related to the debate and decision making by node runners. I have seen no evidence that Luke or Jameson are bad actors. Just men who are trying to do what they think is right for bitcoin. I appreciated the article as an informational piece for my continued understanding of the debate and the people involved, hopefully leading to some kind of consensus and peace around the issues.

Is Free speech absolute? Does everyone, everywhere have the right to say or publish whatever they want, whenever they want, however they want? Do 501(c3) organizations have free speech? What authority do they exist under? Do they have a right to tax exempt status and corporate privilege? Do the individuals running them have rights to the benefits they provide? Who granted these privileges to these entities? What say you?

I agree with you that it is a slippery slope and that politicians are the worst offenders. however, I take significant issue with the idea that all forms of “speech” should enjoy complete immunity from consequences. I’m not saying that is your argument and I don’t think the Federal Gov should be regulating much of anything. But I do believe a nuanced argument can be had around the idea of groups regulating speech of individuals on some level and in some way. Ideally without state sponsored violence.

True, but isn’t it a matter of definition? There is illegal speech that is not protected by the first amendment. Many forms of speech in the broad sense are criminalized and not tolerated by any society. So the question becomes where is the line drawn and how?