Bitcoin's governance bungles stain the blockchain's reputation

If the cryptocurrency can't organise its own evolution, we lose a chance at better security

Civilisation is an agreement. We agree to pay our tax, obey the laws, and generally avoid berserking around the joint. Where these agreements breaks down you get riots that scale into civil wars, then collapse. That's less of an issue so long as the problem is over there - so that when a culture soils the sheets you don't have to deal with the stink."