Why then are people second guessing the upgrades Gavin suggested?
Last time I checked, we were averaging 100 000 transactions... The stress testing is @#%king with the stats. ^hmf^
At this stage, I cannot see how we would be able to go mainstream with protocol as it is now.
The vast majority of people I see posting in these forums either support Gavin's proposal, or they suggest an alternative. I also see a few noob accounts that post nothing but FUD threads, some of them self moderated. It is pretty obvious that there are fake accounts likely controlled by the same person or group of people with the specific goal of spreadin fud.
But it seems to me that even those who disagree with Gavin are discussing alternative, not spouting nonsense.
For the topic, this is a good development. I think that if there was more local access to bitcoins then it would spread even faster. Localbitcoins.com is a good start but the prices there tend to be pretty high. It is not unusual to see a 10% mark up on the cost. I think this is a deterrent for the average person.