Well, we can't really state that Bitcoin is very well designed. I'm certain that the developers who are working on it currently, would do a lot of things differently if they could.
Created sick, and commanded to be sound.
The only 'good' thing about altcoins is that they can be used to test out some 'difficult' ideas.
Segwit on Litecoin first: 2016!
I don't think that we are going to see such radical re-design (what are the limitations of a HF?)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omphaloskepsisso there's not much 'point' in discussing it in, at least not in this thread.
Agreed
I do wonder if they can get RC1 released before the halving (even though Segwit still has no activation parameters). However, rushing is usually not the right thing to do.
No, and yes, that is the storyline. The simple solution sits in the wheelhouse (or was it bikeshed?). While the complex one, is rushed along.