Everyone keeps using the word "compromise", but no one is actually budging on their stance. Most of the people fixated on increasing the blocksize still want an increase of at least 200% and most of the people fixated on not touching the 'base' blocksize still want 0% increase until an unspecified time in the future.
It seems obvious when you say it, but apparently it has to be spelled out in no uncertain terms: An
actual compromise would require
both camps to soften their stance a little. Is anyone prepared to do that? Stop drawing lines in the sand over what you won't accept and start talking about what you will accept. And for what must be the dozenth time,
the blocksize doesn't have to be a whole number and nor does it have to be static.
There can be no compromise in this debate since it is about the hardfork
mechanism itself, not scaling. The scaling debate is only the tool currently
being used to push for a hardfork. In theory, if scaling was the only issue,
there are many different answers that already exist without using a hardfork.
Big Blockers want to use a hardfork, Small Blockers want to use optimizations/
second layers/softforks. So, what is the compromise between those two sides?
There is no compromise for that, only capitulation to one or the other.
By offering a combination of both, it defeats the main cause of the other
position. It ignores the true meaning behind this impasse. That is why this
debate will continue till capitulation or contentious hardfork.
People who are requesting compromises, IMO, are not aware of what is
actually occurring or how Bitcoin functions. Compromise does not exists within
this current Bitcoin debate.
IMO, asking for "compromises" is the most dumbed-down answer that could
ever be provided by anyone. It is the easy answer, no thought involved.
Instead those people need to figure out what the middle ground between a
hardfork and a softfork is, and then you will find your "compromise". Until
then, they should stop requesting nonsense. IMO the future is capitulation
or contentious hardfork. There is no other worthy possibility.