[Zarath]

* It can be activated through UASF or through BIP149 which supposedly (big supposedly here) has been agreed to by a majority of miners

* It fixes transaction malleability and quadratic hashing problem. Transaction malleability is definitely a benefit upon activation. Oh... and it's also a block size increase so there is that benefit. Oh... and lightning network is basically ready. Oh... and rootstock. If the network NEEDS NEEDS NEEDS more capacity so badly, then throughput increases should happen very very quickly, because why would people wait to upgrade if the need is so incredibly dire.

* Don't even know what you're arguing here but "2MB forever" is not grounded in any sort of reality except one that people have made up.