An agreed upon time-chain, with rules and not rulers, is a desired feature.

Do you run a Facebook or Twitter server at home? Do you have access to their database? Do you get to have a say in the rules of those social networks?

The answer to all is “no,” because you are not allowed to have a vote in those networks.

An agreed upon time-chain subject to agreed upon code is a benefit, not a weakness.

Nodes can be operated behind TOR if you choose. Coins can be mixed, atomic swaps on LN. What am I missing?

Who owns the following coins?

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