Return-Path: Received: from smtp1.linuxfoundation.org (smtp1.linux-foundation.org [172.17.192.35]) by mail.linuxfoundation.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id EE28098C for ; Mon, 17 Apr 2017 07:27:37 +0000 (UTC) X-Greylist: whitelisted by SQLgrey-1.7.6 Received: from mail-wm0-f47.google.com (mail-wm0-f47.google.com [74.125.82.47]) by smtp1.linuxfoundation.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 6AF4279 for ; Mon, 17 Apr 2017 07:27:37 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail-wm0-f47.google.com with SMTP id o81so28825701wmb.1 for ; Mon, 17 Apr 2017 00:27:37 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date:message-id:subject:to :cc; bh=ARNIkzyk/UucUh5kFVwMF6sp4A0yZS+1DFqq9/72Wn4=; b=hEK6z1nbDFO4WkL7jSZ0AuYc80zHgu+wIR/6UJr2egAIDhQnZPeTDKGVPblIoohhtQ zxRwlqyt7GqdFvPb+9pBBwaSYD78KBA+SF8P2wmHyQgPouS91emXIL7MabTYYV1BFM3d vkg226fUC0VtULeqggabMD3arNX1x0hV2vxUXMo27iBWEtv+z4NHYtGJHhZfcBrBQaTX wjBrzFDV0mH2MmGTpJuZVg1WkqRgtWcNrUBZHMmXwUCoQm9y083G2mg9mH9AzOfAlpro fj1/Qbs78Qsr1lqfakW3d01m6k43Mw3bGW8VkI8EalAWlewqOx6anm/J/ISk308xdZHJ cvRg== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date :message-id:subject:to:cc; bh=ARNIkzyk/UucUh5kFVwMF6sp4A0yZS+1DFqq9/72Wn4=; b=VBlHHudczJfl02aYrwXrKYcCfR/VW1xAyD0DMg7uSVEdZE+X5ump2VGtmmgIvzmJXU nABwwFQ+hiCKhtRi5eANg47mU+8THo5W30kq+VFl+T22BlxRciUJR4nPuysra4RnuIkM UAgheW7OGB4txhSzUIG13+MGujbr7gbhSHW2VDgDBJq4KnaNELamYSY7sxeAGsC+2IRA QkZbYzu8dr+ROogr/5tNARCeIxm1T4sh9ny3xf1rXnYMFWVeWwPEobN/YpxSId3WxGMb OBSqAxQCOFlSh8sFnhO/ur99qeNmGhm+VdLCJbwrfp7HS4jxHeEAlKty/JLwxRkG/4xH JW8g== X-Gm-Message-State: AN3rC/6GJvMTVjiFlNkGgBv6JvR6VpIXCWSME2GzIYEuErIe3Y4VOG1p QRWMpC2rNCILlUTJ7Zns9XLzNbpfeA== X-Received: by 10.28.194.132 with SMTP id s126mr7172224wmf.88.1492414055973; Mon, 17 Apr 2017 00:27:35 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.28.45.19 with HTTP; Mon, 17 Apr 2017 00:27:35 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: From: David Vorick Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2017 03:27:35 -0400 Message-ID: To: Danny Thorpe Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=001a114b0e5aaa11bb054d57b959 X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.0 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,DKIM_SIGNED, DKIM_VALID, DKIM_VALID_AU, FREEMAIL_FROM, HTML_MESSAGE, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE autolearn=ham version=3.3.1 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.1 (2010-03-16) on smtp1.linux-foundation.org Cc: Bitcoin Dev Subject: Re: [bitcoin-dev] Small Nodes: A Better Alternative to Pruned Nodes X-BeenThere: bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.12 Precedence: list List-Id: Bitcoin Protocol Discussion List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2017 07:27:38 -0000 --001a114b0e5aaa11bb054d57b959 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Most people do not want to go out and buy new hardware to run a Bitcoin node. The want to use the hardware that they already own, and usually that hardware is going to have a non-generous amount of disk space. 500GB SSD with no HDD is common in computers today. But really, the best test is to go out and talk to people. Ask them if they run a full node, and if they say no, ask them why not. In my experience, the most common answer by a significant margin is that they don't want to lose the disk space. That psychology is far more important than any example of cheap hard drives. People don't want to go out and buy a hard drive so that they can run Bitcoin. It's a non-starter. --001a114b0e5aaa11bb054d57b959 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Most people do not want to go out and buy new hardwar= e to run a Bitcoin node. The want to use the hardware that they already own= , and usually that hardware is going to have a non-generous amount of disk = space. 500GB SSD with no HDD is common in computers today.

But= really, the best test is to go out and talk to people. Ask them if they ru= n a full node, and if they say no, ask them why not. In my experience, the = most common answer by a significant margin is that they don't want to l= ose the disk space. That psychology is far more important than any example = of cheap hard drives. People don't want to go out and buy a hard drive = so that they can run Bitcoin. It's a non-starter.
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