Client Diversity Matters More

The client diversity situation is genuinely concerning. When one client runs most of the network, a single bug becomes an existential risk. We've gotten lucky so far but luck runs out.

Ethereum's execution client diversity improved but consensus clients are still concerning. Prysm's dominance means a Prysm bug could cause mass slashing or finality failures. The concentration is dangerous.

The incentives are backwards unfortunately. Running minority clients means more work, less tooling, smaller community. The easy path leads to centralization. We need to actively fight this.

Some staking services are taking diversity seriously now. Spreading validators across clients intentionally. Accepting slightly more operational complexity for network health. This should be standard practice.

Switching validators to minority clients is easier than before. The tooling gap is real but shrinking. Documentation improved. Support channels exist. It's not as scary as it used to be.

The network's resilience depends on enough people making the harder choice. Running Geth and Prysm is easy. Running Nethermind and Lodestar takes effort. That effort is what keeps Ethereum alive.