As far as I can tell the core devs and The knots crew have a clash of egos. I think it is obvious that I am definitely not in the knots camp but I do think that Core is rushing into things. The op return has been changed many time, up down and up again. The block chain didn't break. Yes we had high fees for a bit. The beauty of the system blew them away and normality returned. The op return is useful.

To answer your question above. Knots are using emotive language. Core are responding with a fuck you attitude. I don't like either but it is true that knots is doomed unless they get miners on board. They won't get enough because miners are not a charity.

Ossification isn't an option, long term. So we need to adapt. Things could have been handled better but humans will be humans. The small signal sent by knots is nowhere near large enough to stop corr. Flip that around and the vast majority are. Consensus? We will find out soon enough. My hope is this is settled quickly and without shedding blood.