Not only is it not obvious to all (especially journalists), we even have Bitcoin Magazine letting this article be published: 

*Bitcoin Miners Don’t Exist — But Bitcoin Validators Do*
https://stacker.news/items/73467
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/culture/bitcoin-miners-dont-exist-validators-do

BTCMiner

pony

bitcoin

> ![Bitcoin Miner](https://i.postimg.cc/ZR6JrGJp/image.jpg)

https://twitter.com/BitcoinPierre/status/1585256596556292101 [[Nitter](https://nitter.it/BitcoinPierre/status/1585256596556292101)]

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> This is a validator
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> ![Bitcoin Core - Node](https://i.postimg.cc/Wb3QVBx8/image.jpg)

https://twitter.com/BitcoinPierre/status/1585256602680307713 [[Nitter](https://nitter.it/BitcoinPierre/status/1585256602680307713)]

