A quick mental model for understanding storage slot packing in the EVM

🧵 1/ Conceptually storage can be viewed as an astronomically large array

Within each index of the array we can store some data

Indexes start at 0 & go all the way to (2^256)-1

(2^256 is close to the number of atoms in the observable universe)

Web2 dev thinking about making the jump to web3?

You may not know it yet but this decision could be the most important of your working life.

The clock is ticking ⏰.

Here are 8 reasons why 🧵 1. Time

Time, the most precious commodity

Opportunity cost is real & varies with the time period

The opportunity cost of not getting into the internet space in 1998 is not the same as in 2022

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It will not last forever