Gavin gets it wrong. Big deal.
You know, there's a reason in business, why it's usually not the code-monkeys who get to make strategic decisions.
So there's no reasoning or justification? Just an opinion? Thought as much.
Looks like you missed it the first time it was posted:
http://fr.anco.is/2015/gavineries/You still can't give an answer that doesn't amount to "it works for me, so to hell with everyone else":
Does Bitcoin not work for you?
And you have the nerve to talk about bias? If you can't or won't consider the consequences of a 1mb limit to the majority of users, you don't get to lecture about bias. Again, users aren't going to support a network that doesn't confirm their transactions in a timely and secure fashion. Full blocks means either wait for an available block, or go off chain and introduce risk.
Most users don't really care, they'll transact off-chain if it's more convenient. Users that have enough money that justifies taking the paranoid road will always have either enough money to cover the fees, or wait for some space in a block.
Also, I like how you left Mike Hearn's reply out of your earlier post
That's why intellectually honest people give you the sources of their quotes, so you can research relevant context if so inclined.
The reason I didn't quote Hearn is that the point he makes is pretty retarded. Bitcoin won't crash and burn because mempools increase, it's trivial for miners to drop transactions they don't care about, and merchants should not rely on 0-confs anyway.
Also allow me to highlight some interesting bit in Hearn's post:
If some people say "no it's too risky" and then there are problems, they look prescient and wise and can easily have a told-you-so attitude. And unfortunately then the people who were trying to improve things can easily lose influence and things grind to a halt.
This is a fucking *feature*, if someone pushes for a change, despite being told that it's risky by intelligent people, and fuck up, of fucking course they should lose influence. What would the alternative be? "O, you broke this system despite being told your idea was stupid, please have some more influence" ?