I would certainly be more frustrated if, after each hard-fork, I had to spend a tonne of mental energy figuring out which chain is the most adopted to move forward with, or start juggling multiple wallets. I appreciate that there is continuity in the community and core-chain (for lack of a better term) rather than chaos that comes with splitting chains and issues of that ilk.

If this were similar to ETH & ETH-Classic, or Bitcoin and Bitcoin-Cash -- I'd have a SUBSTANTIALLY more difficult time convincing my peers to give it a shot. A little downtime and hiccups in early stages like this are significantly more palatable, IMO.