$ICP Too complicated, I don't understand what it is doing.

Sounds reasonable. So here’s a simple way to think about it:

A subnet in ICP is essentially an independent blockchain — you can think of 1 subnet ≈ 1 Solana.

Now imagine having 47+ Solana-like blockchains running in parallel, but not fragmented.
They communicate instantly, securely, and to users, it feels like just ONE blockchain.

That’s what ICP’s subnets are.

👉 ICP is not a single blockchain.
👉 ICP is a network of multiple blockchains unified into one.
👉 47+ blockchains’ combined computational power, integrated into one system.

That’s why ICP is hard to understand —
because it doesn’t try to be an ordinary L1. 🚀