Fair enough. I suppose I was a bit triggered by the "qui bono?" charge as it tends to get overused by liberals and left-of-center types to invalidate arguments by people who do, in fact, have incentives to see a system succeed monetarily, but in a way that isn't necessarily unaligned with the larger pro-social aspects of the project.

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Thanks, I haven’t really followed the details of this debate enough to have a meaningful opinion. I’m sure @Jameson Lopp 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 @Luke Dashjr 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.