Potentially, the world benefits from the Knots vs. Core conversation. Some people say Bitcoin can't be stopped. Well, that is fiction. Bitcoin can be destroyed over time by people chipping away at the ethos and code. Don't think for a second it will all take care of itself. There are many people with deep pockets who have plans to manipulate, obfuscate, and/or take over Bitcoin. Greedy and power-hungry people can and will do a lot of damage if individual users are passive and uneducated.
Some say cute things like 'we don't want to limit the potential use cases for Bitcoin', so they try to make it 'more functional' i.e., like a shit-coin. But if that's what you're into, Solona sounds like a great place to play all those fiat games via blockchain. Each Person can make their own choice. After all, Bitcoin is the freedom money we're talking about.
For me, it's pretty simple. Per the white paper, Bitcoin was created as "A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System." As such, it can help lead to true worldwide freedom of exchange and commerce. I believe Knots is the tool to help keep us on the right path until Bitcoin Core devs can be purged and brought back on track.
This conversation is crucial. Repeatedly, Bitcoin Core devs have said things that should make a true Bitcoiner's skin crawl. The conversation exposes their thinking and how they have NO concept of the founding principles of Bitcoin. Take, for example, Peter Todd, who supports the idea of adding 'Tail Emissions' to the Bitcoin code. For the uneducated, this means the 21M cap is gone... i.e. perfect scarcity is gone.
Wake up people... This conversation is paramount to the entire Bitcoin community. If you want to treat your Bitcoin like you treat your government, by blindly giving free rein to those entrusted with power, then you can expect the same future for your Bitcoin, the US government now faces. A shell of what once was, wholly corrupted by power-hungry, short-sighted, and self-serving fools.
I, for one, am on the side of self-sovernty. Bitcoin can be the tool to make the world more free and help level the playing field.
