Subtle difference: protocol used as intended-block structure intact vs protocol exploitation-corrupted block structure.

Core v30 makes OP_RETURN viable 4 wallets to start accepting & displaying images.

It's not black & white, it's probabilities & probability is increased by v30.

I keep saying: Core v30 has awful ROR in terms of game theory.

Because of prevalence of older Core versions which will not upgrade, OOB & PP remains, no changes to fee estimation, no changes to decentralization, not changes to propagation. We are buying nothing, except larger attack surface.

What's in it for vast majority of users? More risk

What's in it for the network? More risk

What's in it for the world? Weakening of Hard Money

Why would Core do such a thing?

Sorry to be rude, but the entire Core v28-v30 saga is a massive circle jerk. Plain and simple.

This is why people are mad at you. Adam, you are a legend, brother, a well respected Bitcoin OG. You are using your considerable brain power & political capital to muddy water, vaguely trying to salvage the un-salvageable. Core is losing the war by winning the battle. It is the most probable outcome, if you understand game theory.

"For society to function properly, all it takes is a small number of intolerant VIRTUOUS people with SKIN in the GAME, in the form of COURAGE." - Minority Rule, Taleb

In the long game, intolerant minority wins.