For those still confused about why users matter in Bitcoin consensus, maybe this will help. TL;DR: Users matter because of they're willingness to fork off and take their economic demand for bitcoin with them. With a soft fork, miners can keep everyone on the same network by enforcing the new rules. With a hard fork, miners have to choose which side to mine (usually whichever side rewards them the most for their POW). But if a proposed soft fork doesn't have enough support and its advocates aren't actually willing to fork off and enforce their preferred rules, miners are unlikely to take the threat seriously or risk activating it.
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