So they opose segwit 2x. can you show me conclusive enough evidence that they were invited to the NYA meeting and refused to go?

Bip148 wasnt or didnt need to be activated post bip91, segwit was in, i dont get what you are pointing to there.

At the end of the day, the future of bitcoin is a matter of vision, subjective value theory and very few physics based objective facts that can be determined mathematically and through computer science.

Certain economic principles apply, but with cryptography, you are essentially building the environment which shapes incentives. that gives u certain freedom to modify the economic nature of the thing. U ok with 20k USD data centers to host Bitcoin Cash blockchains? isnt that where it is going?