I think he has the power whether people like it or not. I’d just like to get a better idea of what’s going through both his mind and the mind of his and/or BIP 110 supporters. It’s a genuine inquiry.

Wut? People are running open source software. He has no more power than any Bitcoin Core contributor or dev.

If mining is truly centralized Bitcoin must adapt (by changing the hashing algo) or die. Centralized Bitcoin mining is a central bank with extra steps.