This is not me trying to take sides or be an ass, it's a serious question: to people who feel BCH is the real Bitcoin, does it look like a frustrating, uphill battle to go back to square once considering how many exchanges and payment processors have decided not to support BCH? I mean, I guess it's kinda like the ETH/ETC split where ETC is more in line with the original intentions, but the "market friendly" version ends up having more support.

I guess the point is I feel kinda bad that BCH should be just a recognized as BTC yet a lot of the big movers that have enabled accessibility (coinbase, bitpay, purse, poloniex, etc) are ignoring the crypto-community's desire for choice. Perhaps the whole point is the true Bitcoin should be a niche thing and this split is emphasizing the old economy vision for Bitcoin vs the new?