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what is unlocked by the version of ethereum that finalizes 1gb of data per second? what is unlocked by a zkSNARK protocol with a 100x overhead on underlying computation?
commonly-used phrases in the discourse around popular topics take on connotational baggage that leave them vulnerable to being co-opted. fight intellectual laziness by switching terms every now and then - "shared infrastructure" vs "public goods," "proof systems" vs "zk crypto"
all of these require info asymmetry, and therefore require ZK (or MPC, or something similar). privacy is important for ideological reasons, but even more fundamentally, information asymmetry is a *mechanic* that most complex coordination systems need to function. 3/3
plasma and other off-chain DA solutions are still viable, but weren't a good fit for apps needing permissionless DA guarantees as strong as defi needs. i expect to see plasma-like constructions return for games / other lower-stakes use cases in 2023 (maybe app-specific plasmas)