This is not the right time for this type of change.
The 1,000 validator limit was put into place as part of the V0 guardrails.
Those guardrails are why the network is still functioning.
There has been no evidence presented on this thread (or anywhere that I’ve seen) which would support the idea that a 5 x increase in successful p2p block signing and a 5 x increase in the number of signatures per block won’t “strain the chain”. We’re talking about adding 4,000 signatures to every block!
IMO: This is reckless and should be voted down at this time. Then - after some research and some time for pup-19 and pip-22 to get absorbed - revisited and perhaps implemented in a slowly scaling manor. EG: 1.25 x