fragmented clients would be really bad for bitcoin, small code divergences could lead to really subtle and bad splits that might not be noticed for a long time. That doesn’t keep you up at night?

Another reason why it’s important that this system is run by people who understand these issues, not just based on feels

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I get your point. Thanks for making me think about it.

But like you said, even if I could, I would never seriously join the discussion

Can you expand on the last part? Sounds like you're in favor of vetting node runners. Should only approved users be allowed to run a Bitcoin node?

i can only give my opinion on what i think an ideal bitcoin runtime would look like