So it turns out there are actually a bunch of different clients.

I'm pretty sure "knots vs core" is a psyop created by core Devs to make people think that knots is the only alternative

What if we focus energy on making Lightning/Layer 2 so compelling that storing JPEGs on Layer 1 looks absurd? Not because we filtered it, but because there are obviously better options. Give people something better to do with their Bitcoin than inscribe dickbutts.

For a decent 3rd option…

you need a minimum 40 experience devs to atleast match the Bitcoin Core efforts -

https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/1a1z.com/files/1A1z+-+Running+Bitcoin+-+Client+Comparison.pdf