Would you propose to your fiance while standing in an elevator? Because this thread is showing similar impeccable skills at timing.

Anyone reading my posts will know that I have been all for raising the 1Mb limit at the right time, and in the right way. However, after today's events, that time is further away than previously imagined. A lot of reflection and thoughtful planning needs to go into any future change of this nature. More than we might have guessed 24 hours ago.

The first lesson of today is how to get people to accept the necessity of an upgrade path. Then how to get people to use it in a reasonable timeframe. Bitcoin can't reach its full potential being backwards compatible with every ancient version previously released. This is a real challenge.