Hmm I meant to respond to the main body of the post, not randomly in the middle of the thread, either way, im sure optimism doesn't mind being tagged in.

I honestly do like hearing the opinion that a soft fork isn't even necessary from somone I consider to be extremely knowledgeable on the subject. I'll keep diving into different solutions, but are there any BIPs that you currently like, or do you just think these issues are overstated/solvable with the current state of things.

I definitely like your stance that a fork will happen if it NEEDs to happen, and that that preempting possible issues isn't completely necessary.