I read your piece.
I think for me, the function of bitcoin maximalism, is to to have a focal point for a unifying narrative.
Basically layer 0 of Bitcoin is the social layer, the culture.
And that culture needs some values.
We are trying to come to terms and solidify what those core values are.
(This is what nostr:nprofile1qy88wumn8ghj7mn0wvhxcmmv9uq37amnwvaz7tmwdaehgu3dwfjkccte9ejx2un9ddex7umn9ekk2tcqyqlhwrt96wnkf2w9edgr4cfruchvwkv26q6asdhz4qg08pm6w3djg3c8m4j tried to do with "Freedom, decentralization, unity")