Man... I really think that the kinks in the armor are starting to show. Three recent Vitalik-only datapoints:
  1. This "what if ETH wasn't around anymore" tweet poll https://nitter.net/VitalikButerin/status/1481737970562789376#m
  2. "In defense of BTC Maxis" essay
  3. The tweet shared above
That's not to mention all the nasty stuff core devs are saying e.g. this one