The Myth of Full Nodes
Full nodes in the Bitcoin network have no role that impacts the network’s operation, verification, or consensus in any even slightly noticable way.
They do not participate in the process of creating blocks, nor do they have any influence over which transactions are accepted into the blockchain.
Their existence does not contribute to the security, resilience, or functionality of the network. Miners are solely responsible for validating transactions and extending the blockchain, making the actions of full nodes completely irrelevant to the network’s actual state.
Full nodes act only as parasites, consuming resources while providing nothing of value to the functioning of Bitcoin. They cannot change the state of the network, dictate which transactions are valid, or alter the blockchain. If every full node were to reject a transaction while miners continued to include it, the full nodes' actions would have no effect whatsoever. The network would continue based on the decisions of the miners, and full nodes would be forced to accept the blockchain as created by the miners to remain compatible. Thus, their presence is entirely redundant, serving no positive function and offering no benefit to the Bitcoin network.
The Myth of Full Nodes
S. Tominaga AKA CSW
Oct 8, 2024
https://x.com/CsTominaga/status/1843529362341277972?t=sj_pGpCHtWYuzNw62pPvYA&s=19
https://t.me/S_Tominaga/1133
Full nodes in the Bitcoin network have no role that impacts the network’s operation, verification, or consensus in any even slightly noticable way.
They do not participate in the process of creating blocks, nor do they have any influence over which transactions are accepted into the blockchain.
Their existence does not contribute to the security, resilience, or functionality of the network. Miners are solely responsible for validating transactions and extending the blockchain, making the actions of full nodes completely irrelevant to the network’s actual state.
Full nodes act only as parasites, consuming resources while providing nothing of value to the functioning of Bitcoin. They cannot change the state of the network, dictate which transactions are valid, or alter the blockchain. If every full node were to reject a transaction while miners continued to include it, the full nodes' actions would have no effect whatsoever. The network would continue based on the decisions of the miners, and full nodes would be forced to accept the blockchain as created by the miners to remain compatible. Thus, their presence is entirely redundant, serving no positive function and offering no benefit to the Bitcoin network.
The Myth of Full Nodes
S. Tominaga AKA CSW
Oct 8, 2024
https://x.com/CsTominaga/status/1843529362341277972?t=sj_pGpCHtWYuzNw62pPvYA&s=19
https://t.me/S_Tominaga/1133
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