There is a real risk that BU will start adding sybil nodes to the network, to push BU nodes up to 51% or more (it should be obvious now that an overwhelming majority of genuine Bitcoin users do not want BU).
Once they've done this, the BU shills can just turn the whole thing into a great big charade (and let's be honest, faking it is their speciality)
Then the attack on the BTC chain begins. They can use 51% nodes and 51% hashrate to make Bitcoin unusable, no transactions will confirm on the BTC chain if they attack with sufficient vigour (and the BU pushers in chief have already said that this is their intention, to "help avoid confusion" lol).
We're being forced into PoW change. The sooner everyone admits this, the sooner we can move on, and with Bitcoin as undamaged as possible, preferably.
Once they've done this, the BU shills can just turn the whole thing into a great big charade (and let's be honest, faking it is their speciality)
Then the attack on the BTC chain begins. They can use 51% nodes and 51% hashrate to make Bitcoin unusable, no transactions will confirm on the BTC chain if they attack with sufficient vigour (and the BU pushers in chief have already said that this is their intention, to "help avoid confusion" lol).
We're being forced into PoW change. The sooner everyone admits this, the sooner we can move on, and with Bitcoin as undamaged as possible, preferably.
I don't intend to sound contrarian. Over time I've moved to hoping core wins in spite of their many missteps as they're obviously the more qualified candidates.
But we aren't being "forced" into anything. Anymore than the big blockers yelling about how they were being "forced into high fees by greedy miners" a year ago. The governance we've chosen is governing.
If we don't like it, the only way to move is with our usage & money. I've watched this entire thing go on since Bitcoin XT. It began as a whisper, grew louder and louder. I left for a year and came back with 40% of the hashpower directed at BTCU. In addition to the btc reddit being almost as active as the bitcoin reddit (thank you censorship). This is hardly some weird loudmouthed faction. It has steadily grown into almost a consensus over a few years.
There is plenty of blame to go around in this entire debacle. Both sides are so busy screaming it's almost impossible to figure out what's really going on.
