Money. The folks at the top are not rich. Hence they are doing whatever can make them quick rich. They want to make as much as they can and as soon as they can. Money is at the core of the Bitcoin QT vs XT controversy. Money was the core reason of TBF fallout.
They might have limited money, but we need to have focus on where to use it. We need a larger portion of the funds available being devoted to development of the Bitcoin protocol.
We also need to learn how to agree and make consensus'. Block size debate is just a start, there are many even more important decision and changes to take place in the future if we want that Bitcoin succeeds and what worries me that if we cannot make a consensus on this problem, how the hell are we going to agree later?
I mean this is the price of decentralization but did Bitcoin grow too big to successfully input necessary changes into it is my question?
I mentioned this on another thread somewhere, and although at first it sounds a touch unusual, Bitcoin holders can essentially create a nation... not a state, but a nation.
A nation doesn't necessarily need or claim land ownership. Here's the Wiki definition of a stateless nation:
'A stateless nation is an ethnic group, religious group, linguistic group or other
cohesive group which is not the majority population in any nation state.'
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stateless_nationWhat's the point?
A cohesive group (by vote) can provide greater direction, and be viewed from the outside as such. Nation status can also possibly exist as a legal entity, or at least grant it more weight/rights on the international scene.
Democracy. Using the Counterparty protocol on the (Bitcoin) blockchain, an asset can be set up that will effectively be connected to the Bitcoin nation.
Vote tokens can be distributed via this and so provide (hopefully) clear democratic consensus on Bitcoin future decisions.
All that's really needed is a point of focus website that explains the current vote and its ramifications and so on.
It's a practical move rather than a political one, but either way, the nation would already have it's own currency at the very least.