Hi Sjors.
I can see how you could arrive at this stage, considering the impact faketoshi might have had on the devs.
I can only speak for myself and your integrity is pretty clear to me.
For me it's about the op_return discussion itself. Filtering is important. I think not many people leave their LAN unprotected and get rid of their firewall, just because of some usecase they might miss otherwise. That's an over the top example, but back to first principles, it should make it clear. As a noderunner, I want that freedom to tweak parameters to my liking and just relay whatever ends up there. Putting my foot down is all I want. From there on it's a numbers game and I'm well aware of my little contribution, but I want it to be there anyway.
A principled take. But that's bitcoin for all of us, the human factor is what makes it all work.