I didn't initially notice Walrus via an announcement or attention spike, but via the risks that vanished from system conversations. People seemed to stop debating the availability of data, persistence was assumed rather than defended, and the discussions architectural moved on to higher order concerns. As time progressed, it became obvious that Walrus had not come as a feature, but as a state. A state that teams began to design around without even stating it. For an observer, that is the main signal of fundamental infrastructure, it value is not debated, it is value is derived from the absence of the infrastructure, and the discomfort that is felt even if it is for a brief instance.

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