rot13maxi on Nostr: Blockchains generally replicate every bit of data to every node in the network for ...

Blockchains generally replicate every bit of data to every node in the network for independent validation. If you have a lot of nodes run by different operators, it puts a limit on the amount of data you can replicate out and still have the whole network reach consensus in a timely manner. Networks that promise high throughput with low transaction latency typically have fewer nodes run by a small number of operators. At that point, whats the point? Just have it be in a big scale-out database where itll be faster and more reliable.

Generally speaking, social networking data doesnt need global consistency. Blockchain is just the wrong kind of database for it.