It seems like Bitcoin, at 17 years old (tomorrow), already needs a Reformation--a return to first principles.

I'm growing more and more uneasy about this Core v Knots thing - especially with all this talk of a fork. The more I read (from both sides) the more confused and concerned I am (maybe that's the goal?).

I run five full nodes: I don't think I can "just do nothing," or "just don't upgrade." What gets _added to_ the blockchain can infect its entirety; yet no one should arrogate to themselves the power to "roll it back." And I don't know that the majority of everyday node runners (myself included) has the technical prowess to reject this side of a chain split over that one (school me, if you're able*). Frankly, I don't like either option.

Either way...in the spirit of the Protestant Reformation's _sola scriptura_ (or if that doesn't float your boat, of the Enlightenment's _ad fontes_), maybe we should, as a community, re-read what started it all, asking the question, "What is bitcoin? What was/is its purpose?" Or, you like, _What is the chief and highest end [goal] of bitcoin?_

Tolle, lege: [Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System](https://drive.proton.me/urls/DJ20DB9YY0#uC9WLwhSw2eY)

*An indicator of honesty might be if any of these players comes out with a simple how-to - "regardless of which side you think is the right one, here's how to 'pick' which chain to confirm" and then let the consensus system work as it was designed.