the more I think about Midnight, the more I find that the difficulty lies not necessarily in privacy
the aspect of privacy is actually quite convincing
private smart contracts for businesses sound very reasonable
because from the beginning, public blockchain was not designed for companies, for AI systems, or things that need to run continuously but do not want to expose everything out there
what makes me hesitant lies in the underlying operational layer
specifically, the way the NIGHT and DUST models work
in theory, it looks quite beautiful
but when imagining a real system running, running continuously, without interruptions
not a demo
not a test
but real operation with high frequency
then the story begins to change
everything at that point requires resources
and resources need "fuel"
regularly, continuously
and that is where I start to think
if DUST depends on holding enough NIGHT
then scaling is no longer merely a technical problem
it becomes a capital issue
large organizations may not be too concerned
but small teams will feel this very quickly
and for systems related to AI, where operations are denser
this pressure is even more apparent
that’s the point that keeps making me reflect
a network can be designed very beautifully
but in the end, it might be most suitable for those with significant resources
if that happens
Midnight can still operate well
it's just that it may not open up to as many builders as initially imagined
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