So, if that works that way... the inclination will be almost always to stay the same unless the proposed changed includes a large benefit for those who have to accept it.
Which means that XT is going to have a hard time being accepted, but perhaps will raise in popularity as the block size increase becomes more necessary
They have a deadline set at January 2016. If the necessary 75% consensus is not reached by then, I hope that they will step back and allow Core to continue, even though I am in favour of XT.
However, Hearn has 1 thing right for sure - the current all-or-nothing consensus system is flawed. It is pure human nature to
not agree on everything