> yet ignore the fact that the actual creator of the language was so against the addition of this operator that he saw the community’s insistence on it as reaso

> yet ignore the fact that the actual creator of the language was so against the addition of this operator that he saw the community’s insistence on it as reason to step down as BDFL. Regarding this part, Guido specifically addressed the toxic debate as the reason for stepping down as BDFL, and not the operator per se. (Yes, I'm reinforcing BiteCode_dev's reply on this point)