But it doesn't look like Segwit is going to be activated.
Read my post again. I've stated that it will not negatively impact Bitcoin.
Bitcoin unlimited is also taking a long time, I am not convinced that it will fork.
On the other hand, this would negatively impact Bitcoin.
Segwit would be a better solution, I agree completely there, but I think we might end up with BU and BTC, the worst of both worlds!
Correct. While Segwit isn't perfect, it is far superior than the proposal(s) from the others.
For some reasons, It looks like SegWit is making some progress and BU is stable enough for the moment. I still don't understand how miners could continue to support it though, I mean a lot of exchanges and wallet already made statements about not supporting BU as the original BTC, instead it they will support it as an alt or not support at all.
I can think of plenty:
1) Stupidity.
2) Lust for power.
3) Lobbying.
to correct you both
a) lauda for the last year+ have you even bothered to read passed the 30 second elevator pitch and glossy images of what segwit actually does and HOW its suppose to achieve its promises (hint: it has nothing to do with activation day)
b) dynamics may take a long time because they set no agenda, deadlines, have no nuclear red button. they are simply offering an open option of consensus. it is blockstream(core) and the centralist defenders over dramatising it because of fear. eg if there is nothing to fear then why scream that splits are bad and then scream that they should split off.. hypocriticising yourselves in the process.
c) once you have done (a) you will realise that all the promises are half-baked gestures. you realise the complete rewrite is not good nor guaranteed and nor superior. all you are left with as an argument to defend is WHO wrote it not what was wrote. which then leads you later to realise that devs too are temporary. so no point defending devs.
d) if you stop caring about devs and think only about the bitcoin diverse decentralised peer network. and take just half an hour out of your lives to care just about bitcoin, not brands, not devs. but maintaining a diverse decentralised peer network. you start to see that blockstream(core) CODE is turning the network into a TIER network that DOES cause splits and oppositions and centralising the network and more importantly dilutes the full node count far more than any other implementations proposal does.
so take your time. dont hit the reply button straight away. actually take some time to run scenarios. read code, learn consensus learn diverse independent network ethos. really think about it without the "protect the employed dev" hat on. and truly understand bitcoin. without just replying with the empty rebuttles thus far.
and if your rebuttles are 'its been tested'.. well so has litecoin, screw it so has many other alts. far more then segwit has. imagine litecoin code being dropped into bitcoin by november and people not even yet seeing if a litecoin keypair will or wont break bitcoins mainnet or lose peoples funds until after activation
