It’s built for how networks actually behave, not how we wish they would. Nodes go offline. Things break. Walrus doesn’t pretend otherwise. Instead of dumping data and hoping for the best, it splits data intelligently, so only the missing pieces need to be rebuilt when something drops.
What makes it interesting is that reliability isn’t assumed on day one. A file becomes trustworthy only after it’s proven available on-chain. Over time, it earns that status. That’s why data on Walrus is considered live, not just stored.
It feels less like an ideal system and more like a real one.