Node Provider Inflation Spiral

[erikblues]

I created a discussion/proposal for how this could be solved, and would love your input int he discussion:

Proposal: Node Rewards, Replica Geolocation, Cycle-Tiers

Hello Dfinity Community, This topic is to discuss an improvement in the way ICP handles nodes and node rewards. Currently, we allocate full rewards to nodes, irrespective of whether they are actively providing cycles to the network. While this approach was initially intended to foster network growth and address the absence of an alternative system, it presents certain challenges and hinders transparency in assessing network demand. I believe we can solve this in a way that reduces latency in t…