Cap was never in question, separate issue entirely

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Cap is always in question when you lose decentralisation. It was in question then, it’s in question now and will be in question in the future. What many Bitcoiners don’t get is that with Bitcoin there is no point where “it has won”. There is only “it won for now”. Freedom and sovereignty require constant vigilance. You make too many compromises for long enough and eventually you end up under someone’s foot.

Largely agree with the second part but I don’t think there has ever been a serious proposal with legs about changing 21 million

Yes, but we all know there’s probably never gonna be a proposal for raising the 21M that would be taken seriously. The cap is attacked in more roundabout ways.

Maybe… but I think focusing on this when it’s not an issue dilutes stronger arguments for the Bitcoin as P2P cash position

Yeah, but it's the main worry people have

It’s ok to be vigilant about 21 million but I think people will struggle to take an argument seriously around a technically nuanced issue if it’s centered around what can be perceived as fear mongering or slippery sloping