This was my take exactly. Also, the strategy seems ineffectual, focusing mostly on influencing discussion communities when the real rub with Bitcoin has been d

This was my take exactly. Also, the strategy seems ineffectual, focusing mostly on influencing discussion communities when the real rub with Bitcoin has been disagreement among the core devs. If someone's goal was to stop or slow Bitcoin, you'd think they'd focus their strategy on at least trying to shape the behavior of core devs and trying to drive wedges among them.