Brunswick on Nostr: I disagree partially. The bitcoin protocol does not need to change to continue to ...

I disagree partially. The bitcoin protocol does not need to change to continue to function. The software only needs to implement the protocol, and yes software typically needs to support changes to associated libraries, operating systems and hardware. There also is no need to keep bitcoin limited to one implementation as long as its compatible with the underlying protocol. The only need to change the protocol comes when there is widespread demand to scale differently than presently it is capable such as taproot. If there is a "breaking.change" to the protocol, this is a fork and is evident by the behavior of the markets and the network.