I agree they've spend a long time blocking hardforks but I worry they have the BTC ecosystem wrapped around their finger & can change the ecosystem sentiment on a whim.
I actually don't see it as such. It may be an unpopular view but I feel the anti—hf is deeply imbedded into the BTC community.
I say this as someone who gets BTC community sentiment through r/bitcoin which is wholly manipulated. So I dont think I (or maybe anyone) can judge BTC comm sentiment well.
