Bitcoin doing great? You mean only being in the hands of rich, greedy, mining farms? how is that doing ok? Tell me what do THEY do for bitcoin except for lining their own pockets. Bitcoin wasn't created just so the rich could own most of it. Control how it moves. But go ahead and keep shoveling them money.
The greedy rich own fiat. Now the greedy rich own Bitcoin. is wasn't supposed to be like this.
CORE gave the pools the vote by going soft.
dont blame the pools
infact thank the pools, the majority is undecided either way and no side is winning.. because the node count is not even adequate/ready for any side.
if core went node first (to ensure users would be ready to accept what pools would produce without orphans).
then pool vote second (when they are confident that their blocks wont get orphaned.. to flag more easily for a popular proposal..)
thy would have had a better chance
its logic.
if you know ur wife is gonna kick you out if you come home with another girl on your arm.. do you still go ahead and do it.... no.
you either find out if your wife will accept an open relationship first. or you just dont bring the new girlfriend home.
you dont be foolish and show the intention to cheat and then bring the girl home hoping the wife responds positively..
core went wrong by telling the pools its ok to play around, without addressing what the wife at home may think first
secondly jihan only represents LESS THAN 16% of hashrate (not al of the 16% is his)
thirdly blaming the 45% undecided and the 15% non jihan group against segwit.. on jihan. is a laugh
sgwit only has 26%.. not 84%..