There is an angle worth discussing—high-performance networks like Walrus, when pursuing data retrieval and validation speed, are actually consuming the bandwidth and energy of global internet infrastructure. It sounds abstract, but specifically, these costs are gradually being passed on to public networks and energy systems, and the project's economic model does not fully account for this part of the bill.

In other words, the environmental and social implicit costs are "outsourced" from your profits. Once regulations start to scrutinize blockchain's carbon footprint or network congestion responsibilities, these hidden factors will become apparent, and the business model may face real challenges.

Another overlooked issue is the hardware upgrade race driven by competition for node competitiveness, which indirectly increases electronic waste. This is not alarmist; it is a real externality.

So what should a forward-looking protocol do? Grow while proactively assessing its external costs and transparently disclose real data. At the same time, think of technical solutions—such as using more efficient encoding schemes to reduce energy consumption, or implementing economic incentives to reward nodes that use green energy. This way, it can maintain competitiveness without risking future regulatory backlash. That’s what responsible behavior looks like.