Is this something to ponder? After 10 years the BTC community who just wants a "Store of Value" and a quick buck is larger than the community who wants Economic Freedom to the world? What is that telling us?
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe predicted this confusion in 1809, “None are more hopelessly enslaved than those who falsely believe they are free.”
Honestly I really don't care. I will hold both coins from the split. Both coins will be fast, cheap, and reliable. I favor BCH because CSW is a douche. I could careless about the tech
If you select a decentralized coin by looking at it's leader you missed the point of crypto currencies
This validates the idea that a good protocol should be value agnostic in terms of politics: what data to share, when to share and how to use isn't something a protocol should dictate, but users.
I've now visited a first meetup to talk about CashID. The presentation lasted for 26 minutes (out of 30 planned), and a very engaged discussion emerged afterwards that lasted for ~40 minutes.