Assuming usage of OP_RETURN as the garbage can for non-financial data that would otherwise go into the UTXO set is naive.
First, it's more expensive than inscriptions, control block embedding and oth...
Absolutely. I would also add the simple premise that node operators should be able to have increased configurability of their nodes. I hear a lot of personal attacks and fear mongering, but I have not heard much about the importance of nodes to control what they relay. I think thats the core issue (no pun intended)