Back to collectionSisyphus Leaves the Node Running
News about the unicorn game and uneven node rewards had left Sisyphus's earlier question hanging in the group: “Is it too late to shut down the node?” In the end, Sisyphus did not shut down the node. The decision kept the node online and turned “how much longer?”
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News about the unicorn game and uneven node rewards had left Sisyphus's earlier question hanging in the group: “Is it too late to shut down the node?” He had joined at the airdrop. Running it still cost him money, but stopping felt like closing the book on what he had put into it.
In the end, Sisyphus did not shut down the node. “If I turn it off, then it really is over,” he said. The Night Watchman did not treat that as a promise that returns would improve. He asked Sisyphus to think through the running costs and how long he could bear them. Sisyphus named no deadline; for now, he would keep it running.
The decision kept the node online and turned “how much longer?” from a group joke into Sisyphus's own question. He planned to watch the actual costs before choosing when to reassess. Neither the game's direction nor the pace of rewards had become clearer.