[mhluongo]

Not at all. Like many in the space, I've had to consider and come to terms with the fact that this might be the best version of Bitcoin we have, forever.

But that's not politics being ignored- this is still a group of humans who couldn't come to an agreement after much politicking. That's politics being exhausted.

I do share your optimism that we have a system that can survive gridlock. It just won't fulfill much of its early promise.