I don't think you can count on that the way youre saying. I think it's possible, I can't argue with someone that says it's likely, but I don't think you can count on it. And whos to say some of these forks or cryptocurrency implementations aren't it changing yo it's environment, people not letting it die? The zealots are a double edged sword: they want to keep it alive, but they think any changes are not bitcoin. A paradigm shift has to happen one way or another with them. I like them, and steadfast stubbornness is a valuable trait to prevent something from getting taken over, but you also have to see what's in front of you with your mental faculty.