Forking to raise the block size to 2MB doesnt make sense now. Why do we have to go through all that risk for a 2MB block size? Theres an 8MB block size available in Bitcoin Cash, why dont the groups who want bigger blocks like Bitmain support that?
It's an alt. People want to control Bitcoin.
I don't see what the problem with a 2MB increase is. I do see a problem with the timeline. It's unrealistic to expect everyone to jump blindly into code that doesn't seem to exist yet and I don't think all that many people will do it.
If the timing is reappraised and agreed on then great, but I have my doubts about that. In that scenario things may turn proper sporty. We'll be back to square one again in terms of Bitmain agitation plus they have that coin to pile the pressure on.
Doing another hard fork again will be very risky because it might bring us another split in the blockchain. What does give us now? Another coin claiming that it is the real BTC? We do not need that. If there are interest groups that want bigger blocks then go to Bitcoin Cash.