You state:
At the end, if you squint, I hope you’ll see the faint glimmer of a silver lining.
I've been squinting really hard, but maybe you could help me out and tell what to look for. Where should I look? Since I'm not seeing the silver lining of dismissing 2 veteran CMs while you consider "priorities may shift towards reliability and maintenance". Those CMs were pretty important for the reliability and maintenance, both short- and long-term.