Except this is not about community. Communities are often exclusionary (e.g. "we, who are not those smelly hippy leftists"). This is about credible neutrality,

Except this is not about community. Communities are often exclusionary (e.g. "we, who are not those smelly hippy leftists"). This is about credible neutrality, an attempt to soar above tribal politics. Credible neutrality is an important aspect of money. Many (including Vitalik) think that cryptocurrency can't be considered money if it is not credibly neutral.