Don't know this. Interesting design choice. Is there a two-line description of how that works, or would I need to do a deepish dive (which I likely won't do)?
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eeehhh
it gets pretty complicated pretty fast.
basically if miners increase the blocksize, theres a penalty on the block reward.
so there have to be enough fees to make it worth it for them
the simplest description is probably this one
LocalMonero
How Monero Solved the Block Size Problem That Plagues Bitcoin — LocalMonero
Whenever individuals discuss the problems with blockchain, one of the first words to pop up will be 'scaling'. Monero sets itself apart in solving ...
The blocksize grows or shrinks based on median number of transactions is pretty much the gist of it. There is a penalty against miners for increasing it too fast and a short, medium, and long term formula for how it works but that gets into the technical weeds.