American software developers tend to be over-socialized. This is why Crypto-anarchists are such a rare breed, the epitome of Western individualism, and the stated reason why Satoshi stepped away.
On the other hand, most who feel comfortable being the face of a global software undertaking will necessarily tend toward the over-socialized qualities. The primary objective of over-socialization in educational institutions is trust and worship of authority.
This is the root of the OP_RETURN debate, and this itself is sifting the wheat that would preserve from the chaff that would destroy humanity's last hope at breaking the authoritarian iron triangle.
