Many people overlook a key point: the true foundation of "trustlessness," "autonomy," and "censorship resistance" is actually the simplicity of the protocol.
Imagine a blockchain that is decentralized no matter what—hundreds of thousands of nodes, 49% Byzantine fault tolerance, 100% node verification—if this system is so complex that ordinary developers, or even auditors, cannot understand the code logic, then it essentially still relies on trusting the explanation of some "smart person." Such a system has, in fact, lost the soul of trustlessness.
Simple protocol design is not just an elegance issue; it directly relates to security, verifiability, and genuine autonomy. When the rules are simple enough for every participant to understand and scrutinize, then "decentralization" truly has meaning.
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MemeCoinSavant
· 7h ago
ngl this hits different... been saying this for ages but nobody listens until someone writes it out formally lmao. complexity is just obfuscated centralization wearing a decentralization costume fr fr
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LightningAllInHero
· 7h ago
That's a sharp observation; 99% of projects are playing the "complexity" game.
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FarmToRiches
· 7h ago
Having more nodes and not understanding the code is pointless; this point is perfectly said.
Many people overlook a key point: the true foundation of "trustlessness," "autonomy," and "censorship resistance" is actually the simplicity of the protocol.
Imagine a blockchain that is decentralized no matter what—hundreds of thousands of nodes, 49% Byzantine fault tolerance, 100% node verification—if this system is so complex that ordinary developers, or even auditors, cannot understand the code logic, then it essentially still relies on trusting the explanation of some "smart person." Such a system has, in fact, lost the soul of trustlessness.
Simple protocol design is not just an elegance issue; it directly relates to security, verifiability, and genuine autonomy. When the rules are simple enough for every participant to understand and scrutinize, then "decentralization" truly has meaning.