Thanks, yes, currently investigating that book. great reviews. author was at BitMiex who were in favour of segwit and lightining, not big blocks. So Jonathan might be biased. I'm interested in the deeper motivation behind big blocks. Big block seem a temporary fix, not a solution. Then why so much fuss, especially considering the obvious downsides.
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Yes, the real thing is to understand the incentives each factions has and had. In one of her recent work about ossification of bitxoin and further updates, I believe Lyn Alden also addressed the Blocksize war and the reason behind it.