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But I wasn't arguing that banking legacy systems are better than Lightning. I was comparing Lightning to L1s.

There is a range where node count is strongly decentralized and enough to escape any capture. Every additional node going beyond this range brings quickly diminishing returns. The number is not 1 node, but it's not every single user running a node either.

Was Bitcoin not decentralized a few years ago because it had less nodes? Is it not decentralized now because it will have more nodes in a few years?
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mike 1y ago

I don't think you appreciated that I knew that you weren't arguing that banking legacy systems are better than Lightning and that you were comparing Lightning to L1s.

I don't think you appreciated that I agreed with all your points or that I still do.

I was making different points.

You are trying to argue in a consensus. This is a nuance of the byzantine generals problem that Satoshi solved.

I don't want to replace the whisper protocol with a shout protocol.

We are the same.

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Saberhagen The Nameless 1y ago

Ok, maybe it was I who misunderstood what you were saying. My bad!