So fees are getting stupid (some as high as $160), Segwit adoption is slow and the lightning network is still a ways off. The price is being affected and BTC market dominance is almost at all time lows.I think it is about time that we raise the block size, to give segwit adoption and LN more time. Being that the blocksize increase would be done by core we can trust they'll do it right, so why shouldn't it be done? If we delay too long BTC will lose its dominance and when that happens it is all over. Let's drop the tribalism, the bickering, and just do what is in the interest of BTC. An increase in blocksize will not be the end to decentralization, it's been almost 10 years since BTC began hard drive sizes have increased substantially in that time and the cost has come down substantially.
This is the best time that we all show the unity needed to push Bitcoin forward. The core team must step in and do the right thing otherwise we might as well forget all about Bitcoin and move on to other alternatives. We don't want that to happen with Bitcoin though we welcome any new alts as the market is big and there is no need to kill each other. I am hoping that this message can be able to penetrate those who are in charge in deciding for the many problems affecting Bitcoin now. This is just a temporary setback am sure but we need an ASAP solution in an emergency situation.