I don't have evidence for that hunch. Someone arguing bitcoin would be better off without assholes would have an easier time I think. Someone pro-toxicity usually argues it prevents influence and change (also false associations and warns people away from scams), but I can't tell if bitcoin is better off not changing. I can't rerun bitcoin's experiment under different conditions is my problem. Am I requiring too much evidence to pick a side? The author seems to think so.