If it meaningfully helps I'm all for changes... But like my write-up suggests, I'm not sure that 'changes' (soft-forks) will actually help adoption.

With new soft-forks and new 'tools' who will actually use them? My guess is that it's the same people who use Bitcoin now... who would use Bitcoin with or without a soft-fork.

I went to a cafe a few months ago that according to BTCMap took Bitcoin... and they didn't. They said it had been over a year since anyone wanted to pay in Bitcoin, and so their employees didn't know how to accept it. How would a soft-fork change this? What, a better implementation of Phoenix Wallet (with soft-forks) would somehow change this? I am very skeptical.

As far as Westerners are concerned... Bitcoin is an imperfect, but obvious improvement on current government money. It's not perfect... but it is a huge improvement and that's why I'm here. I don't know what else to say other than that.