Plebs are running knots because they lack the technical understanding of how this actually effects Bitcoin and are just following the crowd doing what they feel is the right thing to do. In other words, it's virtue signalling.
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That's one opinion. The other side will say other things.
Running an alternative client because you're angry at an unsolvable computer science problem doesn't sound like a great solution to me.
In short: plebs overcompensating.
And 'the more you suffer, the more it shows you really care.' there's a reason why people switch back from Knots to Core after a while, quietly.