ESE on Nostr: That’s a fair question, but the thing about the trilemma is that it isn’t ...

That’s a fair question, but the thing about the trilemma is that it isn’t something you “solve” — it’s a set of trade-offs you can only balance. If scalability increases, either security or decentralization must give way somewhere; it’s a mathematical inevitability, not a design flaw.

So when I say there “won’t be enough” archival nodes, I’m not implying a specific threshold — I’m pointing out that at scale, the cost curve and hardware requirements push the network toward fewer independent verifiers. That’s not just a theory; it’s the core of the decentralization aspect of the trilemma. The problem isn’t with consensus safety — it’s that verifiability gradually shifts from something anyone can do to something only a few can afford.