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@ Crizzo
2025-05-21 16:41:55
That's just one type of spam, it's always been possible to record data in different ways and some of those are more damaging to the network than others.
Yes the p2tr method blew up and drove fees higher for awhile, but the hype has died because it holds very little value. Removing op_return filters might cause another surge, but it will die too because storing jpegs on the Blockchain is a stupid use case. It's still consensus valid though, and I want my node to be aligned with consensus even if I find how other people use it distasteful. That's just the nature of a permissionless network, people will use it in ways you don't like.
Now if anyone wants to talk about changing consensus to prevent these uses, then I would be willing to listen and even fight for it, but no one seems to want to do that right now. This is the consensus we are stuck with for better or worse. People wil find ways to achieve their goals of data storage no matter what the nodes try to filter, so we might as well channel it into the least damaging method.
There may even be some data storage use cases that enhance scaling and increase the value of the monetary use case of Bitcoin, but even if not the monetary use case of Bitcoin is by far the most valuable and will outcompete spam in the long run. I just don't think there's anything to be afraid of from the spammers. Let the fee markets decide what is the best use of blockspace. Trying to get nodes to collectively control the blockchain is some statist-type regulatory bullshit that gets in the way of the free market.