SOL Survivor - by 0xsmac - Semi-Lucid Thoughts

There’s been exhausting debate over whether modular or monolithic integrated blockchain architecture is superior. We’ve seen relentless finger-pointing about how decentralized a network is, what constitutes true decentralization and how feasible (or relevant) it is to run your own node. These discussions aren’t meaningless, but they usually end up dragging both sides into the mud and somewhere along the way intellectual honesty goes missing. Tribalism is human nature and we see it everywhere now – religion, sports, music, politics. But a lot of the reason people are so disenchanted with the US political landscape is because we root for the jersey: red or blue. Candidates within these parties can’t give an inch to the other side or they’re ostracized by their own team. This is increasingly visible within crypto as we argue about smart contract platforms. There was A LOT of dunking and grave-dancing on Solana just 12 months ago when FTX went down. Critics called for its death claiming it

There’s been exhausting debate over whether modular or monolithic integrated blockchain architecture is superior. We’ve seen relentless finger-pointing about how decentralized a network is, what constitutes true decentralization and how feasible (or relevant) it is to run your own node. These discussions aren’t meaningless, but they usually end up dragging both sides into the mud and somewhere along the way intellectual honesty goes missing. Tribalism is human nature and we see it everywhere now – religion, sports, music, politics. But a lot of the reason people are so disenchanted with the US