[1] This has been misrepresented as me portraying all maximalists as dumbshits. That's not the case, as illustrated by this post.



[2] Substitute whatever cryptocurrency other than Bitcoin that you're a maximalist of, if you are. Maximalists don't only come in "Bitcoin" flavor.

I've been critical of maximalists, going so far as to call some of them 'dumbshits' [1].Here I'm going to present the other side - the "maximalist" that I know also exists, and who I get along with fine. An "agreeable maximalist", to me.The agreeable maximalist believes that Bitcoin [2] is the non plus ultra perfect *incentive* system up to now. (S)he's happy putting all their efforts into it, but doesn't feel a need to put down others who disagree with them, or who pursue other cryptocurrency experiments. In fact, (s)he's happy to debate the merits of Bitcoin with them, to persuade them to see the light, but also to learn their points of view.(S)he's will be satisfied if Bitcoin becomes the dominant world money, but if it doesn't, (s)he's will be gracious in accepting "defeat" as long as a better form of peer to peer cash replaced it. (S)he knows it's a big game, a competition, and that competition is what separates the good from the ... not so good.(S)he knows the value of a free market, and that this allows even the laggards to migrate to the better forms of money. Which in his/her mind ought to be Bitcoin, therefore Bitcoin needs to continuously improve and learn from the mistakes of other experiments, if it is to remain at the top of this game.(S)he's won't be overly attached to names, colors, logos - as long as something pursues the goals of Bitcoin, who cares what it's called. Bitcoin, or Bitcoin Cash, or Bitcoin TheUltimate.