Alright!
By now if you really big into bitcoin and cryptocurrency you've heard about the scaling debate. Tell me what you hope happens before August 1 and why?
as somebody who is not a programmer I think it sounds to me like SegWit is the better and more likely option, but I want to know what the community has to say!
For other non-programmers out there who don't know what I'm talking about, read this article:
https://coinjournal.net/bitcoin-now-likely-get-segwit-august-1st-avoid-chain-split/It is not BIP 148 (UASF) vs Segwit. It is UASF vs Segwit2x.
The purpose of both UASF and Segwit2x is to activate Segwit, but the latter is designed to hard fork the network three months after activating Segwit.
I think most of the bitcoin users want Segwit to be activated, be it through UASF or Segwit2x. If UASF does it then there would be a chain split, but it would be good for the community in the long run, no future uncertainties. If Segwit2x does it then a split in August would unlikely happen, but I don't agree with hard forking the network, a few individuals having the power to enforce their propaganda on the whole bitcoin community, too much centralization, and forcing bitcoin through random periods of uncertainty.
If UASF activates Segwit, awesome, if Segwit2x does it, okay (they would be having a hard time getting support for their 2 MB part)