You don't get selected to run on a permissionless network. You just fkn do or you don't there is no selection. Just sayin.

Is there a better feeling as an Indexer on @graphprotocol than investing to improve your infrastructure/indexing stack and seeing this happen? The Indexer in this screenshot (not W5) is coming for your queries.

Erigon 3 is insane for indie operators and homelabbers. I cant think of a recent client revolution, since the introduction of Turbogeth as an alternative to Parity archive, that smashes the barrier to entry for running your own archive nodes completely out of the park. Most of these machines are virtual ubuntu servers on contested baremetal with 8-32 cores and 8-64GB of memory. You don't need that much memory once your archive is at chainhead assuming your rpc load is pretty low. Time to get an Erigon 3 archive node synced on a 1Gbps connection w/Ottersync: ⏲️ Mainnet archive: 2.7TB (w/blob archive!), at chainhead in 8hrs. This used to take a week on E2. ⏲️Polygon archive: 5.7TB, chainhead in about 22hrs (very memory-hungry after snapshots are downloaded). This used to take MONTHS on E2 and other clients. ⏲️Gnosis archive: 990GB, chainhead in under 4hrs.

Four years ago I had the opportunity to say a few words in front of the people that launched @graphprotocol Mainnet. Most of the faces on that call were bright-eyed and bushy-tailed; new to the space full of energy and enthusiasm. Being quite a sentimental old git at heart, the message I wanted to convey was how much admiration I had for their courage and determination because I had been through the cycle many times and knew what was coming. I admired their courage to jump into a new and volatile space with both feet and their determination to stick to their ideals, solve problems on hard mode and make it work against the odds. At the time, I don't think anyone felt the weight on their shoulders. Four years on, all of those faces are veterans and feel the burden. Without exception. If I were standing in front of them today, on the fourth birthday of The Graph Protocol launch, this is what I would like to say: Four years ago I spoke of your courage and determination. Today, I stand in awe of how right I was - but for reasons I couldn't have fully understood then. Your courage wasn't just in jumping into something new. It was in staying true to your vision when the easier path beckoned. It was in showing up every day when the markets stopped caring, when the challenges seemed insurmountable, when you were ready to call it quits and when others walked away. The Foundation teams never stopped pushing. The Core Devs never stopped solving hard problems and having hard conversations. The Indexers, Delegators and hell, even some Curators, are still here plus there are many new faces to welcome. Your determination wasn't just about making it work against the odds. It was about building something real, something that actually serves developers and makes web3 better - not just chasing the next hype cycle. That is all to say the following: Sticking. Around. Matters. I can't emphasize enough how much it matters and how admirable a quality that stickiness is in a person. Levels of contribution change over time but building protocols requires us to turn up and play a part every day. Engineer your life so you can make a lifetime of contribution. Pass your wisdom onto new entrants and be generous with investing your time in them. It's not going to get easier and nobody is going to pat you on the back for it but your heart will be full and your mission clear. Happy fourth birthday, Graph Protocol. Never stop growing.