Authorize load testing on mainnet

problem statement There is no environment where it is possible to properly test load. But let’s just be real and direct and say that the fact that testnet doesn’t resemble mainnet poses a threat to the network, because there is nowhere to test load scenarios with a real world reaction. This governance proposal authorizes world+dog to run load tests on mainnet, including load tests that could impact the performance of the cosmos hub. Reasons for load testing on mainnet: • No surprises - so far at pretty much every value/load spike, we have had significant performance degradation. Since no testnet matches any mainnet, we have seen teams like informal act “surprised” when issues they’ve been aware of for ages harm user funds. • Actual environment - mainnet is > 10x as large as testnet in terms of node count • Learn definitively what is going on - actually we have very few network peaks to study. A good one is the Luna death cycle and another is the exploit of osmosis to exploit levana. But there have been others, as well, many - hundreds if I was guessing. But often we don’t even notice - especially if the impact isn’t very large or performance doesn’t change that…

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I would be in favor! If we can make the Hub more secure and found new exploits and bugs this way that would be very positive. Better to find them before they find us.

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Better to find them before they find us.

Thank god! I guess I did a decent job explaining this here

That’s exactly right sir