Exactly! They also artificially raise #transaction #fees. Which is a way of fraudulently stealing from you.

They also cause a lot of blockchain bloat. Significantly increasing the difficulty and expense for #fullnode operators.

The #Virtuous #fullnodes are! Bitcoin. When you damage or compromise them, you damaging and compromise Bitcoin. They are the indispensable element of #Bitcoin #security and #protocol. They are the #enforcers..🤔