I feel like this is referencing that ridiculous article posted by bitcoin magazine a couple days ago. Talk about fearmongering. There's paranoia, and then there's.. whatever that article is.
The sound of ignorance is the prevailing noise on both sides of the pro/anti bitcoin fence. Unfortunately, hot-heads tend to be louder than the cool ones who would provide better feedback.
I for one have been very fortunate to be able to build on the work of the core devs over my career. The steadfast reliability of core is an incredibly fertile soil for other projects to sprout from. It's thankless work most of the time, so let me say: Thank you, and that goes for any other core devs who are reading this too.
In the event i or other stackers want to donate BTC to support the work of the core devs, what is the best way to do so in a responsible and transparent way?