im not trying to argue with you,but if you look at btc now its mainly centralized by hundreds of small groups,from where you hold your wallet,who develops it,from every exchange and who owns it,to miners that mine it,and people that use it.My perspective is that someone who maintains core could should be able to push updates.its like any other industry you dont let someone who cleans cars,tinker with engine,or dictate how it should be designed or run-you simply look what can be improved for the end user,and push out new design hoping it will be better then last one.
Guess what im saying btc is meant to progress,if it was to reach masses,escape cap limit,transactions bumps,and ease of use.Since otherwise id say btc is actually at its equilibrium now,where you have enough people using it ,and enough supply to cater them needs.thus actually nothing could be changed and it would still work away in closed circle,where everyone seems happy.Thus someone could raise question why bother with fork or bu when keeping it as is,will be sufficient for next couple years.