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Yes, that makes sense when you're talking about why a person would choose to transact with Bitcoin. It's not "invalid" to choose Litecoin, it's just more familiar and easier to use Bitcoin. Schelling point is about social familiarity.

The reason people avoid invalid blocks is because they would have to convince every other node out there to accept it. It's a coordination issue.

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