Those who shout for decentralization fundamentalists probably haven't run a Fogo node.
Recently, I took a look at the requirements for Fogo's validator nodes, and that configuration list is simply a deterrent guide, basically blocking all retail users who want to run nodes on their idle home computers. This actually exposes a very stark reality: to maintain an insane block speed of 40 milliseconds, Fogo has to sacrifice a large part of the node admission threshold. The current public chain track is increasingly resembling an arms race, where Solana still has to consider so-called community operation, while Fogo feels like a cold efficiency machine that doesn't even hide its dependence on professional data centers. This architecture indeed brings extreme TPS; when I conducted stress tests on the chain, the transaction confirmation feedback speed was so fast that I thought I was connected to a local network. But this speed comes at a cost. If the future Web3 infrastructure becomes a game that only giants like Amazon or Google Cloud can play, then what is the point of all this blockchain fuss?
However, thinking about it, for the vast majority of users who only care about whether transactions can be confirmed in seconds, does it really matter who runs the nodes? I have been lurking in several communities and found that what people care about has never been the degree of decentralization, but whether they will be stuck when rushing for the next hot coin. Fogo clearly sees through this; it directly abandons the hypocritical narrative of wanting both decentralization and high efficiency. Since it cannot achieve both, it maximizes efficiency. The current Fogo resembles the Binance Smart Chain of yesteryear. Although criticized for centralization, it certainly absorbed the huge overflow of Ethereum's traffic. Only now, the opponent has become Solana, and the cards in Fogo's hand are the purer Firedancer technology stack. This approach is indeed aggressive, but in this market where speed is king, it may truly be a bloody path. Just looking at those old projects still telling decentralization stories makes one sigh; the direction of this circle has changed so quickly that even idealism couldn't catch up to realize itself.
@Fogo Official $FOGO
