Huh? Its stated goal is fixing transaction malleability. The stated goal of bitcoin is decentralization -- therefore any and all changes should be viewed in that context.

That's why it's so important that Segwit is opt-in (and backwards compatible), at a time when many node operators (including myself) are already near the max of upload bandwidth they can contribute. Big ups to Core for maxuploadtarget and blocksonly to help us contribute the maximum possible without interfering with other bandwidth-heavy activities (gaming, streaming, torrents, video-conferencing, etc).