Advice: Just think of XT as a security valve. If the core deadlock continues, the miners will opt out

And leave Bitcoin in the hands of "benevolent" dictator Mike Hearn and his blacklists? Sure...

... there is no reason why the core devs can't update the fork when the dust settles.
"Update the fork" ?
How is that suppose to work again?
You just negotiate a deal with the NSA where you provide chinese miners as slaves in return for access to the mothership.
Or find common ground with the XT team and agree on an update. Or just do what Gavin and Hearn is doing.
Nahh.. NSA/Mothership.