Nope. A fork and patch is fine. Knots can then cherry pick, and build funding and team going forward. Bitcoin will be better for it...

Still missing the point... Trust is broken with Core, its full of sell swords who ignore the node runners concerns on spam. They pushed rather than paused. An alternative will now be funded.

We are here, listening in the void. Keep up the great work.

If you want one platform then we all have a say (consensus is with the node runners); if core dev are autocrats the you have many forks. There's no have your cake and eat it too on this.

If core think (like you) that they are the arbiters of code, and they don't need the community for direction, then core will splinter; if it hasn't already. Its basic game theory of protocols.

Adam Bach rejects the update. If it were a Meritocracy, you'd be deferring to him, right? Or has he got it wrong and isn't worthy or meritorious enough? IMO the op_return change should be parked for 6 months to discuss/debate. Why are contentious changes being rushed in?