An Ethereum hard fork is not a bailout; it’s foiling a bank robbery (blog.colony.io)

I'm certainly not an expert on crypto currencies, perhaps bailout isn't the best word to describe a hard fork -- but neither is a bank robbery. If these new currencies are to gain the trust of those that use them, the use of an extreme event like a hard fork must be taken off the table. I understand it means there will be winners and losers but there is no magic "reset" button in life when something unpleasant happens, all we can do is correct it the best we can and move on.