My favourite argument for supporting larger block sizes is still this:
The greatest benefit of supporting larger block sizes is that it causes tremendous annoyance to Mircea Popescu and his merry little band of crony fanatics:
linkBecause it is my considered opinion that Bitcoin is perfect as it is and that it doesn't need to be "fixed" to provide tremendous value to humanity at large.
It's time to be greedy and defend our safe-haven
I see a fair amount of utility in having an XT fork which siphoned off a sizable number of 'bitcoiners' who are deeply ignorant about the principles of the system and are mostly MultiBitch-class users who add no value.
the peasants' desire to trade security for adoption is met with indifference/hostility/scorn from the people who matter.
Keep Bitcoin Elite!
The wealthy will continue to rule Bitcoin and there is no amount of "new users" tears that will change this.
A "one-percenter blockchain" is the only rational vision for Bitcoin, whether you like it or not. Fortunately for the first time ever you will be allowed a seat at their table. It will cost you some if you wanna trade with them but you will have other options to enjoy the security of your wealth.
Bitcoin isn't for everybody.
Who else is looking forward to not sharing a chain with these vile creatures?
To say that those views are not representative of the open, permissionless system I signed up for would be an understatement. If all the people who support small blocks are as repellent as the ones quoted there, then as far as I'm concerned, that's reason enough to support larger blocks. Bitcoin is and should be whatever its users define by the code they run. There is no arguing with this. If people continue to run code supporting 1mb, that's fair enough. But if enough users run code that supports a larger blocksize, that doesn't suddenly make it a coup/hostile takeover/power grab/dictatorship/CEO/etc. That becomes the new consensus. That's the open, permissionless system I signed up for.
Great quotes.
The funny thing is, I'm absolutely sure, our small block fanatics are nothing but important or rich by themselves. They are in the forum day and night and try to earn some money by investing in altcoins.
But it often happened that a lamp supported the ideology of the wolve because it liked to feel like a wolve. And often the poor support an unfair system cause this makes them feel as being rich.
Currently we are in a strange situation. Most people want to scale Bitcoin and want that as many people as possible enjoy bitcoin. The core dev's problem is that they care too much and fear larger blocks will hurt decentralization. Without wanting it they support with this the other group which thinks bitcoin should be a privilegium.
The thing is: except from a tiny minority everyone here wants to bringt bitcoin to as many people as possible.
You are poor, both financially and intellectually.
Who gives a shit about you ph0rker and your redditard alikes? NOBODY. And certainly not Bitcoin.
Please proceed forking off ASAP. You are wasting your time here, not that it is worth anything in the first place.
And now hdbuck looses his last capacities to talk. When you challenge him he regrets back into his 3-year-old-mind or into some neanterthaler. Really funny. He seems to suffer from a serious form of digital tourette syndrom.
Let's say it this way: Small blocks are in favor of anti-democratic, pseudo-elitist nationalists with a restricted capability to speak and discuss.
And by all their anti-democratic yelling they don't even ask who should controll those who are ruling.