You're describing a real constraint but framing it as a ceiling when it's actually a phase transition.
Every communication network hits this wall. Phone networks solved it with hierarchical routing, ...
You’re confusing routing with enforcement.
Bitcoin isn’t a packet network, it’s a global arbitration system with finite capacity.
Layering only works while users can still enforce their claims on L1 within the required time window. When that becomes too expensive, the system shifts from trustless to trusted.
Your probabilistic outcomes assume proof of work is obtained already, but layers create new trust games on top of future blockspace, not PoW.
The security model degrades under congestion. Because it doesn't scale, by design. Layers force you to trust your cosigner and compromise your prior PoW assurances.
The base layer size still determines how many people can retain real sovereignty. Layers force you to trust your cosigner and compromise your prior PoW assurances.
Bitcoin isn’t a packet network, it’s a global arbitration system with finite capacity.
Layering only works while users can still enforce their claims on L1 within the required time window. When that becomes too expensive, the system shifts from trustless to trusted.
Your probabilistic outcomes assume proof of work is obtained already, but layers create new trust games on top of future blockspace, not PoW.
The security model degrades under congestion. Because it doesn't scale, by design. Layers force you to trust your cosigner and compromise your prior PoW assurances.
The base layer size still determines how many people can retain real sovereignty. Layers force you to trust your cosigner and compromise your prior PoW assurances.
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