theymos owns this forum
lauda runs a few sig-spam campaigns.
lauda gave up moderator status to run sig campaigns
both lauda and theymos are strong blockstream defenders. (not bitcoin open diverse and decentralised network defenders)

your theory is interesting but i feel its those adoring blockstream that love getting pennies per post

it explains why they are soo many noob accounts(below 100 activity), which are created and are jumping in defending blockstream without understanding the basics of bitcoin, or even thinking about the bitcoin network.

knowing blockstream recognise their own faults and agenda's to then accuse anything not core as the ones doing it(point in opposite direction to distract), thus to play the victim card to get sheep into the wolves den,
adding weight to a possibility that its blockstream centralists showing the loyalty, under the hope of getting a few pennies of that $90m investment