All the bottlenecks are all solved by the internet getting faster and bandwidth increasing. These things are happening anyways so ABC is optimizing for a problem that may never come.
Yes I think I missed the part where anybody asked for the features they are putting in. Some asked for opgroup if I recall.
Will be interesting to see if they capitulate. Nobody is screaming for the changes they insist on including, they're only complaining that people object to it. Reminds me of Segwit.