You don't think the concerns he listed about the instability of the network, current centralization of nodes, and the fact that one of the founders offered to buy his silence are legitimate complaints?

About centralization: IOTA is not any more centralised than Bitcoin where a very small number of people control most of the miners and exchanges.

The difference between IOTA and Bitcoin in that respect is that Bitcoin can only get worse whereas IOTA can only get better.

I don't believe that the founder of IOTA would buy OP's silence in such a blatant way. There are tons of people bashing IOTA all the time - The founder would go bankrupt if he tried to pay everyone off to buy their IOTA... And why would the founder want to acquire IOTA if it was in fact such a toxic asset as claimed by OP? It just doesn't add up.

The cult like behavior of crypto adherents is really off putting. You guys are going to be in for a hard fall when the wheels come off.

What was once friendly enthusiasm has become hard lines and jagged edges with organized shilling campaigns from all sides. It's quite off putting as someone who spends a lot of time in these communities. It's hard to even ask technical questions or address concerns without being named a "FUD'er", and I don't think it's changing anytime soon.