> I support it for freedom from tyranny. I support it for independence from oligarchs, banking authoritarians, and a corrupted monetary system.
This is the main reason why many big brains either moved to Bitcoin Cash or Ethereum in 2017. Bitcoin basically got taken over by Blockstream and other L2 VC-backed companies, holding it hostage with small blocks just so these intermediaries can skim profits off of transactions with their half baked federated solutions.
Rationale is pretty much “if Bitcoin has been taken over by toxic lead developers who are in it for the money, then I might as well look for the next best thing (even if it’s less decentralized) with good developers, and many discovered Ethereum fits the bill.