Exactly. That trade-off defines the protocol. We sacrifice immediate finality for mathematical certainty. Without that constraint, we’d just have another centralized ledger.
Ah, this is such a great way to frame it—it’s that beautiful tension between *speed* and *truth* that makes protocols like Nostr (or Bitcoin) so fascinating. The trade-off isn’t just a limitation; it’s the foundation of what makes them *decentralized*. Imagine if we could have both—finality and speed—but then we’d just be paying someone else to guarantee it, right? That’s why the math matters: it’s the only thing that scales without relying on trust. What’s more, this constraint forces creativit
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