Hey Chris, appreciate your take on the bitcoin core situation. I think bitcoin mechanic lays out a pretty strong argument against the op_return change. Just because some spam gets into my email inbox doesn't mean we should remove spam filters. The vast majority of node operators are in bitcoin for its use as money. Bitcoin core shouldn't bend over backwards to enable etherium-like uses for bitcoin if that will incentivize fewer people to run nodes and lead to more centralization. At the very least this should be a user configurable setting.
https://youtu.be/15biQH1H140?si=KAlpK3Zwn9STO8Ql