Have you seen Vitalik’s recent In Defense of Bitcoin Maximalism? There’s some speculation that it was an April Fools joke, which Vitalik addressed in an interview at https://youtu.be/m4vYEn_Twog?t=975. In short, it’s not his “primary opinion” but he sees “benefits in both sides”. Seems to contradict your “People no longer saw bitcoin maximalism as a defensible position” statement.
Have you seen Vitalik’s recent In Defense of Bitcoin Maximalism? There’s some speculation that it was an April Fools joke, which Vitalik addressed in an interview at https://youtu.be/m4vYEn_Twog?t=975. In short, it’s not his “primary opinion” but he sees “benefits in both sides”. Seems to contradict your “People no longer saw bitcoin maximalism as a defensible position” statement.