There are non-technical reasons to run Knots:

- How this was handled by the core team

- Todd, “For the record, this pull-req wasn't my idea. I was asked to open it by an active Core dev because entities like Citrea are using unprunable outputs instead of OP_Return, due to the size limits.”

- Lopp, an investor in Citrea who apparently want to use a nerfed OP_RETURN

Even if well intentioned, the above make it a no-go. And having concerns dismissed or talking down to the dummies? Doubly so.

What else can a pleb do in protest than run Knots?