if you check the forum, it's literally the same discussion that's going in right now ♻️
and how many times did he do it after? and why are the ordinal guys not using that? there is your answer probably
also, if we're going the 'what would satoshi do' - route, here's an interesting quote of satoshi himself:

source: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1790.msg28917#msg28917
i can see why people call it bloat.. and dont forget the ordinal and inscription guys are calling it a scam themselves as well