The ultimate reality is that if the economic majority turns against Core, it will be left in the dust. You can deny this all you like but the truth is on my side.
Do you think you're bringing some sort of novel argument here?
Here's the current reality: the economic majority has ignored XT, and it has been left in the dust.
I am arguing against the concept of top down governance from Core and advocating bottom up governance from the economic majority instead which ultimately is where the power lies.
Every single Bitcoin users has the choice to run whatever code he desires. Several miners and peers run different implementations & versions of the protocol.
If they wish so they can adjust and re-compile whatever setting they desire, as long as it respects the existing consensus.
So really, when you speak of "top-down governance" and Core totalitarianism I have no fucking idea what is it you are talking about. Especially seeing as the Bitcoin Core repo is an open-source project.