Bitcoin Core v30.0 increased OP_RETURN limit to "effectively unlimited". Pieter Wuille (core dev) explains the rationale.
My takeaway: Bloat on nodes is lesser evil against hurting decentralization via multiple angles that limits support long term.

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Implications of OP_RETURN changes in upcoming Bitcoin Core version 30.0
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