spacebear on Nostr: It seems to me this was the least bad move from Core's zugzwang position. Individuals ...

It seems to me this was the least bad move from Core's zugzwang position. Individuals engaging on public platforms wasn't productive and also led to more misunderstandings and things taken out-of-context. Retreating/not engaging comes off as ignoring the community. The open letter and signatures (imo) just indicate this is a consensus position among ~30 regular contributors.