Ask HN: Thinking of leaving open-source project

I'm involved with an Open Source project that has recently been attracting a lot of media attention. I do really like the project but I'm thinking of leaving for the following reasons:

* A lot of people in the project who do little to no work (coding or organisational) seem to have a lot of influence, mainly these are people who were involved in the project from the very start. They email the list with their opinion a lot or give interviews to the media but do nothing in terms of actual work.

* A lot of the real (coding) work being done by a couple of members is very questionable in terms of long-term goals. Nobody feels comfortable calling them out. This would generally be fine but it is affecting the whole direction of the project.

I'm not sure what to do, I feel very uncomfortable discussing this with the other members, I've been involved deeply in the project for 2 years but now I'm thinking it's time to move on. Sorry I can't give any more details on the actual project.

I hate to abandon the project and my friends, but at the same time the stress is starting to affect me negatively. Has anyone been in a similar situation and have some advice to offer?