Their opinions matters alot, as long as they don't end up moving against decentralization principles/ideals.
Even though they are not above the community, their ideas and principles is important/valuable, and should be taken seriously, as long as they don't derail.
Not wise to push them away while trying to keep things decentralized.
Posting this because I worry it may happen in the future
There are many cryptocurrency founders some of them are not credible.
Is it ok to read their opinion from each and everyone of them?
I would feel that Satoshi would be the best consultant for the idustry but unfortunately he is not following us.