With the apparent agreement in the community, it is incredibly disheartening that there is still so much strife, creating a toxic environment in which developers are not able to work, companies are worried about their future ability to easily move Bitcoins, and investors are losing confidence. The way I see it, this broad unification of visions across all parts of the community places the burden of selecting the most technically-sound way to achieve that vision squarely on the development community.
With the apparent agreement in the community, it is incredibly disheartening that there is still so much strife, creating a toxic environment in which developers are not able to work, companies are worried about their future ability to easily move Bitcoins, and investors are losing confidence. The way I see it, this broad unification of visions across all parts of the community places the burden of selecting the most technically-sound way to achieve that vision squarely on the development community.