Can anybody explain to me how close we are to "inevitable" hard fork? I see core nodes still dominate at over 82% with BU below 12% after all this contention and arguing. Are we exaggerating the problem or am I missing something?
http://i.imgur.com/N5zaeUc.pngWhat you're missing is that nodes only indicate the amount of support from people running the nodes and the amount that find Core nodes preferable. BU's percentage of nodes doesn't matter because what actually causes activation is the hashrate.
The graph might show that BU has less support among the actual public though, which would mean in the case of a HF the BU price would end up failing to BTC, but we'll see if that actually happens.