Tricky. I think there&#x27;s seldom, if ever, such a thing as a purely &quot;technical issue&quot;. This is often the downfall of technocratic arguments: sure, we should have experts doing the things that are objectively &quot;the best&quot;, but we can&#x27;t really choose what&#x27;s &quot;best&quot; without subjective judgement.<p>Incidentally, it&#x27;s a shame that you&#x27;ve gotten some negative reactions to this -- I, for one, thank you for offering some more insight into the Bitcoin developers. I&#x27;m sure you have your own biases, but I doubt you set out to misrepresent things, as a few commenters grumpily allege.