I’m not well versed on this topic, so correct me if I’m wrong. If it becomes possible to embed files of significant size into the blockchain, a hostile actor could put CSAM into the Blockchain. This now means that every node runner now has CSAM on their computer, and the Feds now have an excuse (which the normies will easily buy, they know only what the corporate media wants them to know) to imprison anyone running a node. Is this not a threat?
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Every combination of bytes exists in the chain data. The only thing that matters is how you serialize them. Without the serialization rules, are you expected to know what the bytes are supposed to prepresent?
Of course it’s all just zeros and ones. This sounds like the computer science equivalent of the “clump of cells” argument.
Are you trying to tell me that the feds wouldn’t know how to serialize the bytes on chain to see the images? And that somehow that would protect a node runner with child porn on their node?
No, that's not what I'm trying to tell you. Your analogies miss the point. Are you converting every OP_return to jpeg and decoding every inscription before you deem it safe to store on your harddrive? When you find a questionable one, is that the point at which you stop bitcoining? After all, you cant verify the chain without it. What about PNG, gif, etc? What about image protocols you don't even know about?