Re: Segregated witness - The solution to Scalability (short term)
The difference I see is that when I entered the Bitcoin world, it was already a demonstrably working system. This SegWit thing, OTOH, which is merely said to have been tested, has in my mind the burden of proof. Is it an answer to the scalability issues? Maybe ONE answer - but seemingly a short-term minor fix even if all claims are validated - certainly not THE answer.
I agree with you about the scaling issues. It's not going to give us the kind of scaling needed to serve billions on it's own. But, the reasoning from Peter Wuille is that it lays important groundwork for scaling up to billions of users, at the same time as providing ~3.5x the transaction rate for the immediate term.
So by all means, let us investigate the efficacy. But in the meantime, let's not shout down those that are asking reasonable questions, and let us not argue for this on the mere appeal to authority. That is not how one sciences.
I agree with you here also, less caps-lock and I'll be convinced you're not shouting at anyone
