@Walrus 🦭/acc Web3 talks a lot about decentralization, but far less about permanence.
In practice, permanence is what users actually rely on.
An application can be decentralized, yet still fail if its data disappears, becomes inaccessible, or degrades over time. For users, it doesn’t matter how trustless a system is if their data isn’t reliably there when needed.
Most blockchains were optimized for consensus, not long-term data durability. That gap forces applications to depend on fragile layers outside the chain.
True Web3 infrastructure must ensure that data remains available not just today, but years later — under load, during failures, and across upgrades.
Permanence builds trust. Without it, decentralization is just architecture, not reliability.
Before Web3 can replace legacy systems, it must prove one thing clearly: data will not disappear.
