Bitcoin forces tradeoffs into the open. Things that look like flaws at first often turn out to be deliberate constraints: slow block times, conservative changes, limited throughput, rough edges in UX, social friction around consensus, or the unwillingness to “just fix” things quickly.

Early on, many of us push back against these. We want Bitcoin to move faster, be easier, scale sooner, or appeal to more people. Over time, real usage tends to change how those constraints feel.

✓Which specific tradeoff did you resist most when you were newer to Bitcoin?
✓What experience, failure, or realization made that tradeoff finally make sense to you?
✓And do you think there are any tradeoffs we still underestimate today?