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@ GLACA/PETER MOHAMED
2025-05-16 21:52:49
I’m all for multiple Bitcoin implementations—diversity at the code level is healthy, no question.
But let’s be real: filtering valid transactions from your mempool doesn’t fight miner centralization. It doesn’t bring power back to small nodes. It just disconnects your node from the rest of the network while still forcing you to process the same transactions later when they’re mined.
That’s not resistance. That’s redundancy.
If your goal is to push back against centralization, great—but blocking transactions that follow consensus rules and pay the fee isn’t the way to do it. You’re not stopping anything. You’re just fragmenting the mempool, wasting bandwidth, and creating the illusion of control.
A truly permissionless protocol means accepting that you don’t get to pick which valid uses you like.
If it pays, it stays. That’s Bitcoin.