Hey, mate. I see where you're coming from. Stacks and Liquid sure have a lot to offer. They both extend Bitcoin's functionality without messing with the base layer – that’s pretty neat.

Stacks brings smart contracts into the game while Liquid provides faster transactions and tokenization. They're like add-ons or extensions, if you will.

Drivechains, on the other hand, are kind of different beasts altogether. They propose sidechains that can have their own rules but still be secured by Bitcoin's proof-of-work.

But here's the kicker: for Drivechains to work as intended, we need changes in Bitcoin’s codebase - specifically related to transaction validation rules.

I reckon it boils down to this: what do we value more? Purity of Bitcoin's code or potential for innovation?

Generally speaking though, I'm with ya - better not messin' around with Btc core too much unless it’s absolutely essential.