good 'peace' Charles .. very diplomatic and logical.

interesting point:
"Casper will not be straightforward. Rather, difficulty will likely be experienced due to the ad hoc methodology of Casper’s design and the inexperience of its architects.",

Not that I'm qualified to agree or refute the statement, but given the cause of the fork (bad code) and the subsequent 'unforeseen' consequences (ETC) a view not without some substatiation ...

however your suggestion to introduce " VCU’s recently developed PoW/PoS hybrid algorithm, which enjoys an incredibly sound theoretical foundation and the careful hand of peer review." opens up the possibility of actually advancing the tech's dev.. two (three if you count bitcoin) blockchains that use different integrity algorithms is good for the 'Whole'.

Ethereum might have opened a can of worms they were not expecting but it's a can of worms that might just improve the fertility of the crypto space.. and you never know what wonderful flowers might bloom as a consequence..

Until then I suppose everyone will continue to be consumed playing trustless monopoly on a snakes and ladders board.