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I think its history of weathering major upsets and recovering again is the reason why people have gained confidence in Bitcoin. The scale-ability storm is just another test. The way that the community handles it is a demonstration itself of the power of bitcoin. Even with all that democracy and the size Bitcoin has grown too, we reasonably expect the issue to be resolved in the next few months.

Valid point, I hope it survives the soft fork and busts through to new boundaries!