if we leave out the "that prunes" part then it reads like this:


if you like having a node and also doesnt have strong consensus rules to verify everything. then you are running a FOOL node not a FULL node


i assume that statement is still true. thing is, it's not like an individual running a node has any control over the consensus rules. how does someone running an individual node make their node have "strong consensus rules"? i don't think they can. they have to just obey what the developers put into those rules. so i don't see why we can really find fault with someone like that. as far as pruned nodes, i thought they still can verify transactions and have the full list of consensus rules too. maybe i'm wrong.

but in this day and age, if a serious bitcoin user can't afford a big enough hard drive to store the blockchain then maybe it's time to sell some btc and get one. right? we're talking 2TB should be good for another few years!