This is something I wrestle with because I have a people pleaser personality. When someone asks something of me, I immediately feel like I have to do it to make them happy, even when my gut screams at me it's not a good idea.
Having Slack access, as do all WordPress.org plugin and theme authors, I can confirm community moral is in decline. Many developers have been banned from Slack for their dissension.
To me, Mullenweg is abusing his power as the sole owner of WordPress.org here, and (as others point out) has forced a hostile takeover of the work of other developers.