i did address it. heck i went back and emboldened underlined it to show where your
" You know as well as I that there is no 2nd and 3rd place if you fork the Bitcoin network to a different protocol, so it's a zero sum game. "
falls apart
its not a game of 1 winner. its a game of diverse teams that should discuss and debate what needs to change and come to a majority compromise they are all happy with so that there is no dictator but a decentralized CONSENSUS
It is a game of 1 winner, you can't have competing consensus rules running simultanously, because no system can operate using 2 sets of competing rules. Duh.
Franky "Daaaaaaaad, can I have Bluuuuuuue Power Ranger for Christmas?"
FrankyDad "no you little turd, your Mother and I have
already reached a consensus on this"
Franky "But Daaaaaaaaad,
consensus means a disagreement!"
yet, there are already many implementations running right now.
go play with fiat and marry banker. you really do not understand bitcoin