I think most reasonable people can see the Sox worldview has changed since the rebuild. It's going to take actual results with actual top FA signings to change the mind of some people which is also fine.
That being said yeah, maybe we dodged a bullet with Machado but not being able to outbid the Padres with almost no financial reponsibilities contractually is a clown show. I personally believe they are going to start spending money on premium talent but I can't blame anybody that is pessimistic. This FO has largely been a giant joke.