I absolutely agree for the most part. Only one aspect I tend to doubt:
"and the founders, @aggroed and @yabapmatt were abstaining to let the community decide"
I cannot really believe that there was no communication between these three. Given the previous comments made especially by Matt who openly expressed that he personally is against anti-bot measures, I fear the deal was that they do not vote with their stakes personally but have it ensured by Aly (as being the man in the shadow, who does not have to appear in front of the community and cannot effectively be blamed in THs or elsewhere) that the result of the proposal will be in their favor. Funny thing: Afterwards they can perfectly claim that it was the "community's will" that no anti-bot measures are taken ;)