OP_RETURN was never meant to be a canvas. It’s a post-it note, not a whiteboard. Just like early Twitter: small size → forces intent friction → filters noise constraints → protect the medium Once you start arguing for “just a little more,” you’re no longer talking about utility — you’re talking about colonization. And the parallels are uncanny: Twitter character limits weren’t about expression → they were about signal density OP_RETURN limits aren’t about censorship → they’re about chain hygiene View quoted note →