There is a kind of Copernican revolution happening here. For centuries, the Earth was the center of the universe. This aligned with the authority of the time, the Church. Empirical experience confirmed this. Our language continues to adhere to this notion: we clearly see the sun "rise" and "set".

For centuries money was issued by the State or the kingdom. The faces of great leaders printed on the money itself remind us of its provenance. Taxes collected to build great projects like highways and dams, and used to fund the military ostensibly to protect us, continue to inform us who are our true masters.

Satoshi has successfully decoupled money from the State. Copernicus showed us through careful observation that the Earth was not the center, but that we revolve around the sun. Both of these shifts in perspective greatly upset the balance of power. A universal truth about power is that the powerful want to retain their power. Threats that undermine this power will be punished. Even 60 years after Copernicus' death, Galileo was put under house arrest for the remainder of his life for proclaiming that Copernicus was right.

Those who develop Bitcoin core are the brave Galileo's who stand up to power because they see the truth and embrace it despite the danger.