Way to put words in my mouth!
You, and people like you, do not clarify they positions and tend attract attention via the media. That is not a good "principle" for a Bitcoin user.
I like Core, but they are misguided on the economics of this issue.
So you love Core but want to fork away from it? That position doesn't contradict itself at all.
I loved /r/Bitcoin and Bitcointalk, and was a daily user before all the censorship by Theymos took over.
Just look at /r/Bitcoin, people aren't even allowed to see the up-votes or down-votes, let alone post an opinion that is in disagreement with Theymos.
I can't talk about reddit, as I only read it sometimes (I don't use it). However, you were breaking the rules here constantly (advertising spam with AMA's) and yet: 1) You were not censored; 2) You were not banned. You deserved a permanent ban back then.
It makes me want to cry when I see how far things have strayed from the principles that early bitcoin users claimed to support.
People who want controversial HFs and as much adoption as possible for the price to rise are the ones that have strayed away from these principles.