Pride goes before a fall, that's a true saying. However, your friend is absolutely correct about the forks and Bitcoin taken as a religion. Even here in this forum too, there are users who don't ever want you to speak ill about Bitcoin or point out areas it lags. They want it all positive and FOMO for Bitcoin always even when there are ominous signs to the contrary. To this sect, fudding on Bitcoin could earn anyone a disdain. In school, we were taught that anything with merits also has demerits.