There are no sides. Unless you have different *consensus* rules from me, then we are both bitcoiners.
I’m not debating you. I think you should run whatever node software you want.
At the end of the day, transaction fees are the ultimate filter and Bitcoin is going to be just fine.
There are sides.
You’ve chosen freedom without responsibility. I’ve chosen freedom through responsibility.
I can steel man your position: people are going to do harm either way. We cannot stop them outright. So we should employ a change that reduces the harm they cause by redirecting it away from the most valuable area of the network.
It’s a logically weak position, hence your attempt to straw man.
