HODLr on Nostr: So well explained that I can understand this. Sounds like soft forks are a ...

So well explained that I can understand this. Sounds like soft forks are a bastardization of Satoshi’s original vision, yet I imagine upgrades are required as the system grows. So a hard fork would discourage expansion but remain true to the original.

quoting note1nd9…4n8m

Hard fork is a reduction of rules and soft fork is an expansion of rules.

The goal is to have transactions that used to be valid to always be valid. Its bad when you are forced to upgrade or else be cut off from the network. A soft fork makes a consensus change but instead adds to the list of whats considered a “valid” transaction.