This is not a defense, this is a real assessment of the situation, slightly seasoned with personal preferences
Conservatism in such a dynamic and volatile market can create big, or rather, irreparable problems. 5 years ago, no one thought that in the crypto world there might be something from the "great" other than bitcoin. But time has shown that bitcoin is certainly a "fundamental" system, but functionally it is already far behind progressive concepts.
Thanks for your response, and sometimes I wish I didn't get so deep into this forum, get offended and all that:) I think you're right, we're all seasoning our comments with personal preferences that sometimes we forget is not necessarily how the majority of the world sees it.
I do agree with you that being conservative in crypto can be a negative aspect and that's a lot of the reason why people think Bitcoin is a slow mover and will lose 1st mover advantage, lessons of tech tell us this doesn't last long. This I agree with you on some level.
BUT I think Bitcoin is right to be conservative and ETH too (after a period where it wasn't) -- as it seems to have fulfilled its desired objective, whereas progressive concepts that claim to "bank the unbanked" or "finance for the masses" actually have really only served to benefit more of the same few. And made life worse for those it is supposed to help (with liquidity drains, rugpulls, etc, which are not issues with Bitcoin).