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Replying to Avatar Guy Swann

Throwing everything into one bucket called "software" shows a gross misunderstanding of the spectrum here. A *consensus protocol* and an app are both software, but the conditions and need for each to change couldn't be further away from each other.

Tell me the last time you updated your TCP/IP because "it is software and it has to evolve" in order to make your internet better and you'll begin to understand how badly this idea misses the mark.

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Jameson Lopp 2mo ago

Actually, the inability to upgrade TCP/IP has indeed caused problems. I spoke about ossification issues in this talk: https://rumble.com/v6k9uz1-the-curse-of-success-plan-forum-el-salvador-2025.html

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DRE 2mo ago

Yes, there’s no free lunch. Ossification doesn’t come without tradeoffs just like the alternative does not come without tradeoffs.

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