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103 - Blockchains are Cities | Haseeb Qureshi
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Why Cities Are a Good Mental Model for Understanding Block Chains
Block chains are like cities in that they can't get arbitrarily big. The larger a block chain, the more expensive it is f that blockshing to get validated. There's only so big that a block chain can get per unit time. When you think of block chains as cities, what is the theorium? Everyone complains about them being super slow and congested. But nothing ever seems to actually happen around here. What happend to what about turhgo getting two points at some point? It never happens. I am just a complete sucker for mental models. So let's just go and get started with unpacking this metaphor. Why are cities a good mental model for understanding block chain
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